All TXT records (Every entry)
Complete list of TXT records at the queried name. Multi-string TXT (255-char split) is auto-concatenated for readability.
TXT Record Lookup — SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and every verification token for a domain.
Query all TXT records for a domain against authoritative DNS in real time. TXT records are DNS's garbage drawer — SPF policies, DKIM keys, DMARC configuration, domain-ownership verification tokens (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Atlassian, Facebook, Adobe, Zoom, and 30+ more), and misc text all live here. This tool returns every entry with plain-English category tagging.
01 · TRY IT
Look up TXT records
Authoritative query with automatic category tagging.
02 · WHAT IT RETURNS
What the TXT lookup shows
SPF auto-detected (v=spf1 prefix)
SPF records identified and previewed; chain into the full SPF checker for the 10-lookup counter.
DMARC auto-detected (v=DMARC1 prefix)
DMARC records surfaced; chain into the DMARC checker for policy strength analysis.
Verification tokens tagged (30+ formats)
google-site-verification, MS=, atlassian-domain-verification, facebook-domain-verification, adobe-idp-site-verification, zoom_verify_..., docusign, and 20+ more.
DKIM selector hints (One click)
Chain into the DKIM lookup with common selectors probed automatically (default, google, k1, k2, mandrill, etc.).
Bloat detection (Cleanup queue)
TXT lists with 30+ entries are flagged with a cleanup queue — usually stale verification tokens from services no longer in use.
03 · WHY IT MATTERS
When to look up TXT
- Domain verification challenge SaaS platforms drop a verification TXT record to prove domain ownership. This tool lets you verify the token is actually published before hitting 'Verify' in the SaaS UI.
- Email authentication debugging SPF, DMARC, and DKIM all live in TXT. Seeing them together gives you the full email-auth picture in one lookup.
- Vendor discovery Every SaaS platform a company uses often leaves a fingerprint in TXT (verification tokens). Useful for competitive analysis or supply-chain audits.
- TXT cleanup Domains accumulate TXT records over years — verification tokens for services long since abandoned. Regular TXT audit + cleanup keeps queries fast and DNS answers small.
- Third-party ownership check Confirming a domain belongs to who it claims — matching TXT verification against the expected SaaS platform is a lightweight identity check.
04 · QUESTIONS
Common questions
- What is a TXT record? A free-form string attached to a domain in DNS. Originally for human-readable notes, now the standard vehicle for machine-readable metadata — SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and ownership tokens for every SaaS platform.
- Why is my SPF record inside a TXT? SPF records are TXT records. The format starts with `v=spf1`. A dedicated SPF record type existed briefly (RFC 4408) but was deprecated in 2014 (RFC 7208). All modern SPF is TXT.
- Can I have multiple SPF records? No — RFC 7208 explicitly forbids it. Multiple SPF (or multiple v=spf1 lines in TXT) invalidates all of them. Merge into one record with `include:` directives instead.
- How long can a TXT record be? Individual quoted strings are capped at 255 bytes, but TXT records can be multi-string — resolvers concatenate them. So effectively no practical length limit until you hit DNS packet-size boundaries (UDP/TCP fallback).
- Why does my TXT record show extra quotes? That's the raw DNS wire format — TXT strings are quoted, and multi-string TXT shows one pair of quotes per segment. This tool re-assembles them for display; the raw view shows the actual on-wire form.
05 · RELATED
Related email + DNS tools
SPF Record Checker (10-lookup limit)
Validate SPF syntax and count against the 10-lookup limit.
DMARC Lookup (Policy strength)
Parse and validate DMARC policy tags.
DKIM Lookup (Selector probe)
Verify DKIM selectors and key strength.
DNS Query (All Records) (Super tool)
Full DNS dump — every record type at once.