DNS Lookup queries the authoritative name servers for a domain and returns every record type we can find — A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SOA and SRV — so you see the zone exactly as it is published.
Enter a domain name (example.org) and run the tool. The probe queries the authoritative servers directly and returns every available record type grouped by section.
Input: Domain — e.g. example.org.
Records are grouped into ANSWER, AUTHORITY and ADDITIONAL sections. Each line shows the name, TTL (in seconds), class, type and value. The TTL tells you how long resolvers will cache the record before re-querying. MX records show priority before the mail host; TXT records show the raw string (used for SPF, DKIM, verification tokens and more).
→ Inspect the full record set of a domain before a migration.
→ Verify a new A or AAAA record has been published correctly.
→ Check MX priorities and TXT/SPF content at the authoritative source.
→ Confirm TTL values before lowering them for a cutover.
TTL (time to live) is how many seconds a resolver may cache a record before asking again. A high TTL (3600+) reduces load and speeds lookups but slows propagation of changes; a low TTL (60–300) lets changes spread fast but increases query volume. Lower the TTL before a planned cutover.
This tool queries authoritative servers directly, while your local resolver may return a cached answer still within its TTL. If they differ, propagation is in progress — wait for the old TTL to expire or flush the resolver cache.
TXT records hold arbitrary text and are overloaded for many purposes: SPF policies, DKIM public keys (under selector._domainkey), domain verification tokens, DMARC policies (under _dmarc), and Google/Site verification strings.