A TXT record, as the abbreviation suggests, is a record, which holds data in human-readable form and not code. It may be created for a domain address or a subdomain for many different purposes. Search engines like Google, for instance, have different ways of verifying you're the owner of a given domain and one of them is in fact by creating a TXT record with specific text which they provide and which you must use as the record value. The exact same verification method is used by some analytics platforms that monitor the traffic to your sites as well. Needless to say, in this situation the content of the record will be read by a robot, but it will still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is also employed if you activated the so-called SPF protection for your e-mails in order to protect them from being forged. In this situation, the record contains information showing that a certain digital message is sent from a trusted and authorized mail server. You can use a TXT record for any other information as well, just like your business details, for example.

TXT Records in Website Hosting

All it takes to set up a new TXT record on our end is a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you employ a website hosting account from our company, you are able to create the record through a very user-friendly interface even if you have never done this before. As you log in to your Control Panel, you'll have to visit the DNS Records section where you can control all of the records associated with your domains and subdomains, click on the New button and in the pop-up which will show up, simply select the hostname and the type (TXT) from drop-down menus and type the text you require for the record. We also have a comprehensive Help article, but if you are not sure how to proceed, our 24/7 technical support will help you and create the necessary record for you. The latter shall be functioning within the hour, so if you're verifying your web site, for example, you may ask the search engine to check your site again immediately after the record has been set up.