Step-by-step guide
Last updated: August 2026
Have these ready — it's what onboarding stalls on:
Grant the minimum the work needs. On GoDaddy, the levels are:
| Access level / role | What it can do |
|---|---|
| Products | Manage domains, hosting and products — no billing. Usual agency level. |
| Products & Payments | Manage products and make purchases/payments. |
| Products, Payments & Renewals | Full delegate access including renewals. |
| Account owner | Full control. Never share. |
1–2 minutes to invite; the agency accepts the emailed invitation and signs in with their own GoDaddy account.
Open Account Settings → Delegate Access → Invite to Access and grant the access — a few minutes.
Accept and confirm from their side, then start work.
Access is granted when:
The most common problems and how to fix them:
They need their own free GoDaddy account to accept delegate access; ask them to create one.
Downgrade to Products-only if they don't manage billing.
Delegate Access lets the agency in with their own GoDaddy login at a scoped level — no password shared, removable anytime.
Everything above is why agencies switch to a single link. HandItSafe requests exactly this GoDaddy access for you — the client approves through GoDaddy's official process in about three minutes, no password shared, and keeps a panel to remove it anytime. When the engagement ends, removing access is one tap with a full log.
FAQ
No. Delegate Access lets the agency in with their own login at a chosen level.
“Products” for domain/hosting work; add Payments only if they manage billing.
Delegate Access → delete. HandItSafe shows it in the panel.
Products for domain and hosting work; add Payments only if they manage renewals or purchases.
Much. A shared login exposes every domain and your billing to everyone who has it; delegate access is scoped and revocable.
Keep reading
HandItSafe requests exactly this access in one link. No passwords. Your client keeps a panel to remove it anytime.