Can a Purchased Domain Be Retained After The Closure of An AWS Account

No, it is not possible to retain or access a domain purchased through Amazon Route 53 after the AWS account used to buy it is closed. Here are a few key points:

• Domains purchased via Route 53 are tied to the AWS account used to register them. When that AWS account is closed, the domain registration lapses.

• There is no way to recover or transfer a Route 53 domain once the account that owns it is closed. The closure relinquishes ownership of the domain.

• Even if you are the domain owner, you cannot access or control a Route 53 domain after closure of the AWS account. The registration and management is permanently associated with the now-closed account.

• To retain control of a Route 53 domain before closing an AWS account, you would need to export or transfer the domain registration to another domain registrar.

• Simply transferring domain management to another AWS account won't work, as the registration itself is tied to the original purchasing account.

• Once an AWS account is closed, any Route 53 domains registered under it are lost and cannot be recovered. Someone else can register them after closure.

In summary - it is not possible to retain or access a Route 53 domain after the AWS account used to purchase it is closed. The account closure severs the ownership link permanently. Proper domain management transfer is required before closing an AWS account if you wish to retain control of your Route 53 domains.