{"id":938,"date":"2022-07-06T08:06:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T08:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2022\/07\/06\/6363844-how-to-fix-the-cpf-is-already-in-use-error-for-br-domains-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T07:55:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:55:20","slug":"6363844-how-to-fix-the-cpf-is-already-in-use-error-for-br-domains-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6363844-how-to-fix-the-cpf-is-already-in-use-error-for-br-domains-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix the \u201cCPF Is Already in Use\u201d Error for .br Domains at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">If you are registering a <b>.br<\/b> domain (including <b>.com.br, .org.br<\/b>, etc.), you may get the <i>CPF is already in use. Enter unique CPF<\/i> message:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/07\/39d06d9d-e65c-488f-9f1f-ed0a99ac8195.jpg\" width=\"400\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">This means that the CPF entered has already been previously used. For security reasons, each CPF\/CNPJ can only be associated with one Hostinger account. To solve this, you need to <b>register the domain with a different CPF or CNPJ<\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">It can be that you have<b>&nbsp;another Hostinger account<\/b>&nbsp;where you&rsquo;ve used the CPF\/CNPJ for domain registration previously. If you want to use the same CPF\/CNPJ for the new domain registration, you should&nbsp;<b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/3958999-how-to-request-a-refund-from-hostinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancel that new domain order<\/a><\/b>&nbsp;while the domain is refundable and create it again on the account with the CPF associated with it.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>How to Check Which Domains Are Registered Under Your CPF\/CNPJ<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">If you&rsquo;re unsure which Hostinger account your CPF\/CNPJ is linked to, you can check your registered domains directly from the Registro.br panel. Here&rsquo;s how:<\/p><ol class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-decimal flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\">\n<li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/registro.br\/login\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registro.br<\/a> and log in using the CPF or CNPJ you are trying to use to register a domain at Hostinger. If this is your first time logging in or you can&rsquo;t remember your password, click on &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t remember or I don&rsquo;t have the password&rdquo; and reset it.<\/li>\n<li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Once logged in, click on &ldquo;Domains&rdquo; at the top of the page.<\/li>\n<li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Take a screenshot of the list of domains that appear and share it with our support team.<\/li>\n<\/ol><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Our team will use this information to identify which Hostinger account was originally used with that CPF\/CNPJ and guide you through the next steps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using a unique CPF for .br domain registration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-domain-registration"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6363844-how-to-fix-the-cpf-is-already-in-use-error-for-br-domains-at-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/6363844-como-corrigir-o-erro-o-cpf-ja-esta-em-uso-durante-o-registro-de-dominios-br-na-hostinger\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=938"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9629,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938\/revisions\/9629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}