A TXT record, as the abbreviation indicates, is a record, that holds data 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 confirming you are the owner of a given domain and one of them is by creating a TXT record with unique text which they provide and that you need to use as the record value. Exactly the same verification method is used by some analytics platforms that keep track of the traffic to your web sites as well. Of course, in this case the content of the record is going to be read by a robot, but it will still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is additionally used if you enable the so-called SPF protection for your email addresses so that you can prevent them from being forged. In this situation, the record contains info showing that a certain electronic message is sent from a dependable and authorized mail server. You can use a TXT record for any sort of other information also, just like your company details, for example.

TXT Records in Cloud Hosting

When you have a cloud hosting account and you would like to create a TXT record for any reason for a domain or a subdomain hosted inside it, you'll be able to do it with only a few clicks in your Hepsia CP. The new record is going to be working immediately after that, so a search engine, for instance, can pick it up to validate that you are the owner of a given web site in just a few minutes. You can set up the TXT record from the DNS Records section of your Control Panel in which you will also find all of the other records for your domain names. All you will need to do will be to select the domain or subdomain and the record type through drop-down menus, input the text content and save the change. If you aren't sure how to proceed, you could also check our step-by-step guide, which you can discover in the Help section of your account, or you can contact our technical support to assist you with the creation of the new record.