How do I fix the error "Record is managed by an App on this account, and cannot be deleted"?
Use the app’s Settings tab to remove domains associated with App Platform apps.
Validated on 11 Dec 2024 • Last edited on 18 Mar 2026
App Platform requires that you add the root domain to the app’s settings before adding any wildcard subdomains that you want to use.
For example, if you want to use the wildcard subdomain *.example.com to your app, you need to add example.com to the app’s settings first.
Use the app’s Settings tab to remove domains associated with App Platform apps.
Increase the heap memory by setting the environment variable NODE_OPTIONS=–max-old-space-size=4096.
Delete the existing dev database and create a new one. Then make sure that the app deployment completes successfully.
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