TXT Records

Learn what TXT records are and exactly what they are used for within the DNS system.

A TXT record is text in free, human-readable form, that is associated with an Internet domain as a DNS record for one purpose or another. The most widespread use of a TXT record is to add your website to an Internet search engine or to an analytics platform, that provides info about the web traffic to your website. Setting up such a record works as confirmation that you are the Internet domain owner and they'll provide the content you should include as the value when you create the record. Another use of a TXT record is to validate that an email message is sent by the domain address owner and from a trusted server - this is the so-called SPF protection, which helps prevent any electronic address set up under your domain to be forged and unauthorized people to send junk e-mail making it look like it was sent from your own mailbox. You could add any other info which you want to be associated with your domain in a TXT record as well.

TXT Records in Cloud Hosting

Our in-house built Hepsia CP allows you to control the DNS records of any Internet domain or subdomain accommodated in a cloud hosting account easily, so if you would like to create a new TXT record for any of them, it won't take you more than a few seconds to do it. Using a really user-friendly point-and-click interface, you'll simply have to select one of your domain names or subdomains from a drop-down menu, choose TXT for the type from a second menu, and input the actual content in a box. This is done inside the DNS Records section of Hepsia and shortly after you are done, the new record is going to be functioning. If you want to validate your site with Google, for example, you will just have to log in to your account with them a couple of minutes later and ask them to check your domain or subdomain. It does not take longer for a TXT record to go live if you require it for any other purpose.

TXT Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A new TXT record can be set up without difficulty when you use a semi-dedicated server package from our company because the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all accounts, is quite user-friendly and it'll allow you to create any record with simply a few mouse clicks. All Internet domain names and subdomains you have inside the account shall be listed in a drop-down menu, so you will simply have to pick the one that you need, select the record type, that will be TXT in this case, and enter or copy/paste the required text. It will not take more than one hour for your new record to be 100% working and to propagate globally. If you are not tech-savvy, you will not experience troubles to get this done, but to be on the safe side, we also have a comprehensive guide in which you can find all the steps. Our technical support team will also be able to assist you 24/7 with any questions you might have about the DNS records of your domain addresses.