DNS Records Lookup

Resolve every DNS record type for a domain — A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME, SOA, CAA, SRV — in a single call.

Live on the Apify Store — run it instantly or call it as an agent tool via Apify MCP.

What you get

• All record types resolved per domain in one pass (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME, SOA, CAA, SRV)
• Best-effort reverse (PTR) lookup for the domain's A records
• Bulk mode: pass an array of domains, capped by maxDomains
• Graceful handling of missing records (empty arrays / null, never a crash)
• Optional recordTypes filter to resolve only the types you need

Input

{
  "domains": ["github.com", "cloudflare.com"],
  "recordTypes": ["A", "MX", "TXT"],
  "maxDomains": 50
}

Single domain works too:

{ "domain": "google.com" }

Output

One dataset item per domain:

{
  "domain": "github.com",
  "resolved": true,
  "records": {
    "A": ["140.82.112.3"],
    "AAAA": [],
    "MX": [{ "exchange": "aspmx.l.google.com", "priority": 1 }],
    "TXT": ["v=spf1 ip4:192.30.252.0/22 include:_spf.google.com ~all"],
    "NS": ["dns1.p08.nsone.net"],
    "CNAME": null,
    "SOA": { "nsname": "dns1.p08.nsone.net", "hostmaster": "hostmaster.nsone.net" },
    "CAA": [{ "critical": 0, "issue": "digicert.com" }],
    "SRV": []
  },
  "reverse": [{ "ip": "140.82.112.3", "hosts": ["lb-140-82-112-3-iad.github.com"] }],
  "resolvedAt": "2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Pricing: pay-per-event — one charge per domain checked.

Pricing

$0.02 per domain checked — billed as the domain-checked event, all record types included in the one charge. Bulk runs are capped by maxDomains, which is also your budget cap.

FAQ

How do I look up all DNS records for a domain at once? Pass the domain — A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME, SOA, CAA, and SRV all resolve in one pass, in one JSON record, instead of nine separate dig commands.

How do I check a domain's MX records for email setup? Read records.MX — each entry has exchange and priority. Empty MX with an A record present is worth knowing too: mail may still deliver via implicit MX.

How do I verify my SPF, DKIM, or verification TXT records propagated? records.TXT returns every TXT value verbatim — SPF strings, site-verification tokens, DMARC (query the _dmarc subdomain as its own lookup).

Can I resolve only the record types I need? Yes — set recordTypes (e.g. ["A","MX","TXT"]). Leave it empty to resolve everything.

What happens on a domain with missing records? Missing types come back as empty arrays or null — never a crash — and a best-effort reverse (PTR) lookup of the A records is included in reverse.

For AI agents

This Actor is built to be called by software, not just by people.

• Mount it directly as an MCP tool — no Store search, no ranking, just this one tool: https://mcp.apify.com/?actors=eliai/dns-records-lookup
• Or call it over HTTP and get the results in the same request: POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/eliai~dns-records-lookup/run-sync-get-dataset-items
• Pay with x402, without an Apify account. This Actor is whitelisted for agentic payments, so an agent holding USDC on Base can buy a prepaid token and spend it here. The minimum purchase is $1, the token balance is an absolute spending cap, and it expires 14 days after purchase.
• Costs are predictable before you call. Pricing is pay-per-event (see Pricing above), so an agent can budget a run in advance instead of discovering the bill afterwards.
• Send only the field you mean. If you pass the bulk field, it is used on its own; the single-value field is a fallback, never merged into your request. You are charged for the items you sent and nothing else.