Record types
A and AAAA identify addresses, CNAME aliases, MX mail routing, NS nameservers, SOA zone metadata, TXT text policies, and CAA certificate-authority restrictions.
Inspect your domain’s DNS
Look up public DNS records, record lifetimes, and resolver status.
Try the DNS sample report — no external requests.
SAMPLE REPORT · ILLUSTRATIVE DATA
DNS records
demo.example
This report contains fabricated sample data. No external requests were made.
Resolver: Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS. Records apply to the exact hostname entered, not automatically to its parent domain. Missing MX, NS, or CAA records on a subdomain may be normal. This is one resolver’s current view, not a propagation test.
A:1 answer records
Illustrative A record.
DNSSEC authenticated-data flag from resolver: not set. An unset flag alone does not prove DNSSEC is misconfigured.
| Name | Type | TTL (seconds) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| demo.example. | A | 300 | 192.0.2.10 |
MX:1 answer records
Illustrative mail exchange.
DNSSEC authenticated-data flag from resolver: not set. An unset flag alone does not prove DNSSEC is misconfigured.
| Name | Type | TTL (seconds) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| demo.example. | MX | 3600 | 10 mail.demo.example. |
TXT:1 answer records
Illustrative TXT record.
DNSSEC authenticated-data flag from resolver: not set. An unset flag alone does not prove DNSSEC is misconfigured.
| Name | Type | TTL (seconds) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| demo.example. | TXT | 300 | "v=spf1 -all" |
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Understand the answer
A successful query with no records differs from NXDOMAIN or a resolver error. Answer sections can include CNAME records as well as the requested type.
Privacy
Only the hostname and record types go to Cloudflare. The application does not store reports. Do not submit private hostnames or confidential information.