TXT Records

Discover more about TXT records - what are they, what exactly is their objective and how do they fit into the DNS system.

TXT is a DNS record, which contains info in human-readable form for external sources to get info about a particular Internet domain or subdomain. In the most common scenario, this kind of record is employed to prove that you own a domain if you're trying to add it to a search engine or to some web traffic analytics platform. Considering that just the domain name owner/administrator is able to add custom DNS records, the TXT record serves as a proof of ownership for the corporation supplying the service. Another popular use for this kind of records is the e-mail SPF (Sender Policy Framework) protection, which makes sure that a particular email address shall not be spoofed and that others will not receive junk e-mail from allegedly your mailbox. The TXT record includes details about the mail server where your electronic messages originate from and serves as validation that it's a reliable one. Since there are no restrictions regarding the content of this sort of a record, you could also include any other information also.

TXT Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you need a TXT record for any purpose for an Internet domain or a subdomain hosted inside a cloud web hosting account on our state-of-the-art cloud platform, you'll be able to create one easily even if you do not have previous experience with such matters. As our Hepsia Control Panel is really intuitive, you will use a point-and-click interface and you can create the new record within a couple of seconds. This is accomplished through the DNS Records section of Hepsia through which manage all records for your domain names and setting up a new TXT record includes selecting a domain name or a subdomain and "TXT" from drop-down menus and inputting the actual text inside a box - it is as basic as that. It takes only a couple of minutes for the new record to become active and to propagate, so if you need it to validate a website with some search engine, for example, you can ask them to check your site soon after you've created the record and you should be all set.