DNS Records Lookup

Send domains, get their A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME and other DNS records in one JSON record each.

You give it	You get back	You pay (Free plan)
One domain or a list of up to 50; optionally which record types	Per domain: resolved yes/no and the records grouped by type	$0.02 per domain

Pay per result only: no subscription, no start fee. Paid Apify plans get Store discounts on the price above.

Try it in one click

The input form is already filled in with this example. Press Start and you get the output below.

{
  "domain": "google.com",
  "domains": [
    "github.com",
    "cloudflare.com"
  ],
  "recordTypes": []
}

Real output from that exact input (run on 2026-09-24; long arrays shortened to a few entries and long text cut for display):

[
  {
    "domain": "github.com",
    "resolved": true,
    "records": {
      "A": [
        "140.82.113.3"
      ],
      "AAAA": [],
      "MX": [
        {
          "exchange": "github-com.mail.protection.outlook.com",
          "priority": 0
        }
      ],
      "TXT": [
        "facebook-domain-verification=39xu4jzl7roi7x0n93ldkxjiaarx50",
        "google-site-verification=82Le34Flgtd15ojYhHlGF_6g72muSjamlMVThBOJpks"
      ],
      "NS": [
        "ns-1707.awsdns-21.co.uk",
        "ns-421.awsdns-52.com"
      ],
      "CNAME": null,
      "SOA": {
        "nsname": "ns-1707.awsdns-21.co.uk",
        "hostmaster": "awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com",
        "serial": 1,
        "refresh": 7200,
        "retry": 900,
        "expire": 1209600,
        "minttl": 86400
      },
      "CAA": [
        {
          "critical": 0,
          "issue": "letsencrypt.org"
        },
        {
          "critical": 0,
          "issue": "sectigo.com"
        }
      ],
      "SRV": []
    },
    "reverse": [
      {
        "ip": "140.82.113.3",
        "hosts": [
          "lb-140-82-113-3-iad.github.com"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "resolvedAt": "2026-09-24T21:08:50.195Z"
  }
]

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.

Who uses it

• Sysadmins checking A, MX, TXT and CAA records after moving a domain to a new DNS host
• Security researchers mapping a domain's name servers and mail setup during recon
• Email admins confirming verification TXT records published for a SaaS tool
• Domain portfolio managers exporting every record type for a list of domains
• Developers debugging a CNAME or SRV record from a script instead of a terminal

Changelog

• 2026-09-24: New summary at the top of this page: what you send, what you get, the price, and a real output from the prefilled example.