Tool to read the Domain Name System records (DNS) associated with a domain name (or website), a list that contains various public information on the domain name (DN).
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DNS Records
DNS Data Reader
Answers to Questions (FAQ)
What is a DNS record?
A DNS record is information linked to a domain name (and by extension to a website), it is often technical data allowing communication with the domain name (its address, protocols / certificates etc.)
How to know a domain DNS records list?
Information and all DNS records for a domain are registered on a DNS server. The list of possible values in the format name (identifier) is:
| A (1) | A6 (38) | AAAA (28) |
| AFSDB (18) | APL (42) | ATMA (34) |
| AXFR (252) | CAA (257) | CERT (37) |
| CNAME (5) | DHCID (49) | DLV (32769) |
| DNAME (39) | DNSKEY (48) | DS (43) |
| EID (31) | GID (102) | GPOS (27) |
| HINFO (13) | HIP (55) | IPSECKEY (45) |
| ISDN (20) | IXFR (251) | KEY (25) |
| KX (36) | LOC (29) | MAILA (254) |
| MAILB (253) | MB (7) | MD (3) |
| MF (4) | MG (8) | MINFO (14) |
| MR (9) | MX (15) | NAPTR (35) |
| NIMLOC (32) | NINFO (56) | NS (2) |
| NSAP (22) | NSAP-PTR (23) | NSEC (47) |
| NSEC3 (50) | NSEC3PARAM (51) | NULL (10) |
| NXT (30) | OPT (41) | PTR (12) |
| PX (26) | RKEY (57) | RP (17) |
| RRSIG (46) | RT (21) | SIG (24) |
| SINK (40) | SOA (6) | SPF (99) |
| SRV (33) | SSHFP (44) | TA (32768) |
| TALINK (58) | TKEY (249) | TLSA (52) |
| TSIG (250) | TXT (16) | UID (101) |
| UINFO (100) | UNSPEC (103) | WKS (11) |
| X25 (19) | * (255) |
Example: dcode.fr has a field A (that contains the IPv4) with the value 213.186.33.107
What are the best known DNS servers?
The best known DNS servers are Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 or Google 8.8.8.8, or even the default ones from your Internet service provider.
What does DNS stands for?
DNS stands for Domain Name System
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