{"id":374,"date":"2026-10-14T06:05:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T06:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucdreams.com\/tools\/dns-lookup\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T06:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T06:05:51","slug":"dns-lookup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ucdreams.com\/tools\/dns-lookup\/","title":{"rendered":"Free DNS Lookup Tool \u2014 Check All Domain DNS Records Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-group tools-hero tool-hero is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:70px;padding-bottom:30px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center section-kicker wp-block-paragraph\">Domain &amp; DNS Record Diagnostics<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center hero-title\">Free DNS Lookup Tool \u2014 Check All Domain Records<\/h1>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center hero-descr wp-block-paragraph\">Perform live DNS queries for any domain name worldwide. Inspect A (IPv4), AAAA (IPv6), MX (Mail Exchange), TXT (SPF\/DKIM\/DMARC), CNAME, NS (Nameservers), SOA, and CAA records with exact TTL and priority values. 100% free and client-side verified.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group tool-area is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:60px\">\n<div class=\"dns-app\" id=\"dns-app\">\n<p>\t\t<!-- Search Hero Card --><\/p>\n<div class=\"dns-hero-card\">\n<form class=\"dns-form\" id=\"dns-form\">\n<div class=\"dns-input-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dns-input-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle><line x1=\"2\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"22\" y2=\"12\"><\/line><path d=\"M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4-10z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"dns-input\" class=\"dns-input\" placeholder=\"Enter domain name (e.g. ucdreams.com, google.com, github.com)\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\" required \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" id=\"dns-search-btn\" class=\"dns-btn-submit\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"17\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"11\" r=\"8\"><\/circle><line x1=\"21\" y1=\"21\" x2=\"16.65\" y2=\"16.65\"><\/line><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Lookup DNS<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/form>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- Quick Presets --><\/p>\n<div class=\"dns-presets-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dns-presets-lbl\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><polygon points=\"12 2 15.09 8.26 22 9.27 17 14.14 18.18 21.02 12 17.77 5.82 21.02 7 14.14 2 9.27 8.91 8.26 12 2\"><\/polygon><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tQuick Test:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-preset-chip\" data-domain=\"ucdreams.com\">ucdreams.com<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-preset-chip\" data-domain=\"google.com\">google.com<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-preset-chip\" data-domain=\"cloudflare.com\">cloudflare.com<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-preset-chip\" data-domain=\"github.com\">github.com<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-preset-chip\" data-domain=\"microsoft.com\">microsoft.com<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- Status & Spinner --><\/p>\n<div class=\"dns-status-wrap\" id=\"dns-status-wrap\">\n<div class=\"dns-spinner\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:#64748b;margin:0;\">Querying authoritative DNS servers over HTTPS\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- Error Message --><\/p>\n<div class=\"dns-error-wrap\" id=\"dns-error-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"12\"><\/line><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"12.01\" y2=\"16\"><\/line><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"dns-error-msg\">Could not resolve DNS records. Please verify the domain name.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- Record Type Filter Tabs --><\/p>\n<div class=\"dns-type-tabs\" id=\"dns-type-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-tab-btn active\" data-type=\"ALL\">ALL Records<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-tab-btn\" data-type=\"A\">A (IPv4)<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-tab-btn\" data-type=\"AAAA\">AAAA (IPv6)<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-tab-btn\" data-type=\"MX\">MX (Mail)<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-tab-btn\" data-type=\"TXT\">TXT (SPF\/DKIM)<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-tab-btn\" data-type=\"CNAME\">CNAME<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-tab-btn\" data-type=\"NS\">NS (Nameservers)<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-tab-btn\" data-type=\"SOA\">SOA<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-tab-btn\" data-type=\"CAA\">CAA<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- Results Container --><\/p>\n<div id=\"dns-results-wrap\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- Overview Header Card --><\/p>\n<div class=\"dns-overview-card\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:800;color:#0f172a;margin:0;font-family:monospace;\" id=\"dns-target-domain\">\u2014<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dns-badge-type\" id=\"dns-total-records\">0 Records<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#64748b;margin-top:4px;\">Resolved via Google &amp; Cloudflare Anycast DNS<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"dns-actions-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-btn-sm-act\" id=\"dns-copy-all-btn\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M16 4h2a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H6a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V6a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h2\"><\/path><rect x=\"8\" y=\"2\" width=\"8\" height=\"4\" rx=\"1\" ry=\"1\"><\/rect><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Copy All<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"dns-btn-sm-act\" id=\"dns-export-json-btn\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M21 15v4a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-4\"><\/path><polyline points=\"7 10 12 15 17 10\"><\/polyline><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"15\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"3\"><\/line><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Export JSON<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- Dynamic Interlink Banner to IP Lookup Tool --><\/p>\n<div class=\"dns-interlink-banner\">\n<div class=\"dns-interlink-content\">\n<div class=\"dns-interlink-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M21 10c0 7-9 13-9 13s-9-6-9-13a9 9 0 0 1 18 0z\"><\/path><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\"><\/circle><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"dns-interlink-text\">\n<h4>Trace Server Geolocation &amp; ISP<\/h4>\n<p>Want to see the physical data center location, ISP, and city for <b id=\"dns-ip-target-name\">this server<\/b>? Check the interactive map.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ucdreams.com\/tools\/ip-lookup\/\" id=\"dns-ip-interlink\" class=\"dns-interlink-btn\" title=\"Locate Server IP on Map\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Locate Server IP<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"><\/line><polyline points=\"12 5 19 12 12 19\"><\/polyline><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- Record Cards Output --><\/p>\n<div id=\"dns-records-list\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Comprehensive SEO Content & FAQ Section --><\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group seo-guide-section is-layout-constrained\" style=\"max-width:1100px;margin:40px auto;padding:0 20px;\">\n<div class=\"seo-card\" style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:16px;padding:36px;box-shadow:0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.02);margin-bottom:30px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:800;color:#0f172a;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:16px;\">What is a DNS Lookup and How Does it Work?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#475569;margin-bottom:20px;\">The <b>Domain Name System (DNS)<\/b> is the internet&#8217;s decentralized phonebook. Whenever you type a domain like <code>ucdreams.com<\/code> into a browser, a DNS resolver queries authoritative nameservers to translate that human-readable domain into the numerical IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) hosting the web server. Our free online DNS Lookup tool queries authoritative DNS clusters via high-speed DNS over HTTPS (DoH) to reveal all public resource records configured for any domain worldwide.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:19px;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\">Supported DNS Record Types &amp; Definitions<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));gap:16px;margin-top:16px;\">\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #f1f5f9;border-radius:12px;padding:16px;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:6px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dns-type-pill dns-pill-a\">A Record<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong style=\"color:#0f172a;font-size:14px;\">Address Record<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:13px;color:#64748b;line-height:1.5;\">Maps a domain or subdomain directly to a 32-bit IPv4 address (e.g. <code>89.117.27.29<\/code>).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #f1f5f9;border-radius:12px;padding:16px;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:6px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dns-type-pill dns-pill-aaaa\">AAAA Record<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong style=\"color:#0f172a;font-size:14px;\">IPv6 Address<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:13px;color:#64748b;line-height:1.5;\">Maps a domain directly to a 128-bit modern IPv6 address (e.g. <code>2606:4700::6810:85e5<\/code>).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #f1f5f9;border-radius:12px;padding:16px;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:6px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dns-type-pill dns-pill-mx\">MX Record<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong style=\"color:#0f172a;font-size:14px;\">Mail Exchange<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:13px;color:#64748b;line-height:1.5;\">Specifies mail servers responsible for receiving email for the domain, along with priority preferences.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #f1f5f9;border-radius:12px;padding:16px;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:6px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dns-type-pill dns-pill-txt\">TXT Record<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong style=\"color:#0f172a;font-size:14px;\">Text \/ Verification<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:13px;color:#64748b;line-height:1.5;\">Contains human\/machine readable text. Used for email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) and site ownership tokens.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #f1f5f9;border-radius:12px;padding:16px;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:6px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dns-type-pill dns-pill-cname\">CNAME<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong style=\"color:#0f172a;font-size:14px;\">Canonical Name<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:13px;color:#64748b;line-height:1.5;\">Creates an alias from one domain name to another canonical domain (e.g. <code>www<\/code> pointing to root).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #f1f5f9;border-radius:12px;padding:16px;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:6px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dns-type-pill dns-pill-ns\">NS Record<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong style=\"color:#0f172a;font-size:14px;\">Nameserver<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:13px;color:#64748b;line-height:1.5;\">Delegates a DNS zone to use specific authoritative nameservers (e.g. Cloudflare, AWS Route 53).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #f1f5f9;border-radius:12px;padding:16px;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:6px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dns-type-pill dns-pill-soa\">SOA Record<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong style=\"color:#0f172a;font-size:14px;\">Start of Authority<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:13px;color:#64748b;line-height:1.5;\">Stores core administrative metadata about the DNS zone, serial number, primary master server, and refresh intervals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #f1f5f9;border-radius:12px;padding:16px;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:6px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dns-type-pill dns-pill-caa\">CAA Record<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong style=\"color:#0f172a;font-size:14px;\">Certificate Authority<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:13px;color:#64748b;line-height:1.5;\">Restricts which Certificate Authorities (e.g., Let&#8217;s Encrypt, DigiCert) are authorized to issue SSL\/TLS certificates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:19px;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;margin-top:32px;margin-bottom:12px;\">Common Scenarios for Running a DNS Check<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#475569;padding-left:24px;margin-bottom:0;\">\n<li><b>Diagnosing DNS Propagation:<\/b> After switching hosting providers or updating A records, verify if the new server IP has propagated globally.<\/li>\n<li><b>Fixing Email Delivery Issues:<\/b> Ensure MX records point to the correct mail service (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Hostinger) and verify SPF\/DKIM TXT records to prevent email from landing in spam folders.<\/li>\n<li><b>Troubleshooting Website Downtime:<\/b> Quickly identify if a website outage is caused by misconfigured DNS records or expired nameserver delegations.<\/li>\n<li><b>Locating Server IPs:<\/b> Discover which hosting infrastructure or CDN a website uses, and one-click trace the physical location with our companion IP Lookup tool.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- Related Tools Card \/ Interlink Hub --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#f8fafc 0%,#f1f5f9 100%);border:1.5px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:16px;padding:28px;margin-bottom:30px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:20px;\">\n<div>\n\t\t\t<span style=\"background:#fee2e2;color:#b91c1c;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;padding:3px 8px;border-radius:6px;text-transform:uppercase;\">Companion Tool<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:800;color:#0f172a;margin:8px 0 6px 0;\">Looking to Trace the Physical Location of this IP?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#64748b;margin:0;max-width:650px;line-height:1.5;\">Use our free IP Lookup &amp; Location Finder to inspect the city, country, ISP, and interactive OpenStreetMap pin for any IP address or domain host.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ucdreams.com\/tools\/ip-lookup\/\" style=\"background:var(--wp--preset--color--primary,#C5453E);color:#ffffff;padding:12px 24px;border-radius:10px;font-weight:700;font-size:14.5px;text-decoration:none;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;white-space:nowrap;box-shadow:0 4px 12px rgba(197,69,62,0.25);\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span>Launch IP Location Finder<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"><\/line><polyline points=\"12 5 19 12 12 19\"><\/polyline><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- FAQ Section with Schema Markup --><\/p>\n<div class=\"seo-card\" style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:16px;padding:36px;box-shadow:0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.02);\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:800;color:#0f172a;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:20px;\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/h2>\n<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #f1f5f9;padding:16px 0;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;margin:0 0 8px 0;\">What is a DNS lookup?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#64748b;margin:0;\">A DNS lookup is the query process that queries domain name servers to retrieve the specific records (IP addresses, mail servers, verification strings) associated with a given domain name.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #f1f5f9;padding:16px 0;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;margin:0 0 8px 0;\">How long does DNS propagation take?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#64748b;margin:0;\">DNS propagation typically takes anywhere from a few minutes up to 24\u201348 hours depending on the TTL (Time To Live) configured on the previous record and how frequently intermediate ISP resolvers refresh their cache.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #f1f5f9;padding:16px 0;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;margin:0 0 8px 0;\">What does TTL mean in DNS records?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#64748b;margin:0;\">TTL stands for <b>Time To Live<\/b>. It is a value in seconds that tells caching resolvers and browsers how long they may store and reuse the DNS answer before asking the authoritative nameserver again.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #f1f5f9;padding:16px 0;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;margin:0 0 8px 0;\">How do I check if my SPF or DKIM TXT record is working?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#64748b;margin:0;\">Select the <b>TXT<\/b> tab on our tool and enter your domain name. Look for records starting with <code>v=spf1<\/code> for SPF or your selector subdomain (e.g., <code>selector._domainkey.domain.com<\/code>) for DKIM.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding:16px 0 0 0;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;margin:0 0 8px 0;\">Is this DNS lookup tool free to use?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#64748b;margin:0;\">Yes, 100% free with unlimited queries. 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