Supported record types#

A: IPv4 address used to map hostnames to an IP address of the host.
CNAME: A Canonical Name Record (CNAME) points to another hostname that already has an A record associated with it. The CNAME record works the same as an alias.
MX: Used to specify the mail server responsible for accepting email messages on behalf of a recipient domain.
SOA: Specifies authoritative information about a domain, including the primary name server or servers, the email of the domain administrator, the domain serial number, and Time to Live (TTL).
AAAA: IPv6 address used to map hostnames to an IP address of the host.
NS: Name Server (NS) records indicate where to find the domain DNS hosting services. It effectively delegates a domain to use a set of name servers.
TXT: This is a text record and is used primarily for SPF and DKIM records.
SPF: A Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record allows administrators to specify which hosts may send e-mail from a given domain by creating a specific SPF record in the public DNS. Mail exchangers use the DNS to check that the domain’s administrator sanctions mail sent from a given domain.
DKIM: DomainKeys (DKIM) is a method for associating a domain name to an e-mail, thereby allowing an organization to take responsibility for a message that a recipient can validate.
SRV: Used to define the location (hostname and port) of servers used for a specific service.

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