A TXT record, as the abbreviation indicates, is a record, that contains info in human-readable form and not code. It can be set up for a domain or a subdomain for a number of purposes. Search engines like Google, for example, have different ways of verifying that you are the owner of a certain domain and one of them is in fact by creating a TXT record with unique text which they provide and which you must use as the record value. The exact same verification method is employed by some analytics platforms that check the traffic to your websites as well. Needless to say, in this case the content of the record will be read by a robot, but it'll still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is additionally employed in case you enable the so-called SPF protection for your emails in order to protect them from being forged. In cases like this, the record contains info showing that a given digital message is sent from a dependable and authorized mail server. You may use a TXT record for any sort of other information also, like your business details, for example.

TXT Records in Hosting

Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel will permit you to manage the DNS records of every domain or subdomain accommodated within a hosting account with ease, so if you would want to set up a new TXT record for any one of them, it won't take you more than just a few seconds to do it. Through a very user-friendly point-and-click interface, you'll simply have to select one of your domains or subdomains from a drop-down options menu, pick out TXT for the type from a second menu, then type the actual content inside a box. This is done inside the DNS Records section of Hepsia and soon after you are all set, the new record is going to be working. If you want to verify your website with Google, for instance, you will just have to log in to your account with them several minutes later and ask them to check your domain or subdomain. It doesn't take more time for a TXT record to go live if you want it for any other reason.