PowerDMARC’s free DNS record checker tools help domain owners check various types of DNS records published on their domains. The DNS record lookup tools help you stay on top of errors in your record syntax, and more, so you can fix them quicker!
The DNS record checker tool helps you conduct a DNS record lookup for your domain, but what is a DNS lookup? A DNS lookup is a request for information about a domain name.
When you enter a website’s URL in your browser, you’re performing a DNS query request on that domain. A DNS lookup is what happens when your computer asks the Domain Name System (DNS) for the IP address associated with that domain name.
These are the main types of DNS lookups:
Locate DNS lookup tools in Powertoolbox from the menu
From the list of DNS checker tools, select the tool of your choice to get started!
MX record checker
Checks your DNS MX records (a type of DNS record that you can create to help route emails)
Whois checker
Whois records are the key to finding out who owns a domain name and where they are located.
Blocklist checker
IP blocklisting is a method used to filter out illegitimate or malicious IP addresses from accessing your networks. Blocklists are lists containing ranges of or individual IP addresses that you want to block.
PTR checker
Pointer records (PTR records) are one of the records used by the domain name system (DNS), which acts as a directory for the internet.
AAAA records are used to map a hostname (like “example.com”) to an IPv6 address.
TXT record checker
A TXT record can be used to add additional information about your domain in a human-readable format.
SOA records contain information about the DNS servers that are responsible for your domain.
