Domain DNS Lookup — A, MX, TXT, NS & More to JSON

Look up DNS records for any domain — as clean JSON. Pass a list of domains and get back a tidy row per domain with records grouped by type: A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA and CAA. Fast, no setup, no anti-bot.

AI-agent ready: this Actor is callable and payable by AI agents via x402 (USDC on Base), no Apify account required.

A simple DNS API for infrastructure checks, email deliverability, security audits and monitoring.

Who uses this

• 🛠️ DevOps & infrastructure — verify DNS config across many domains.
• 📧 Email & deliverability — check MX, SPF and DKIM (TXT) records.
• 🔐 Security teams — audit CAA, NS and TXT records at scale.
• 🔎 Researchers & OSINT — map a domain's DNS footprint.
• 🧑‍💻 Developers — a clean DNS lookup endpoint by domain.

What you get — one clean row per domain

Field	Description
domain	The domain looked up
records	Records grouped by type (A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA, CAA)
recordCount	Total records found
inputDomain	Domain as provided
ok, scrapedAt	Status & provenance

Example

Input

{ "domains": ["apify.com", "github.com"], "recordTypes": ["A", "MX", "TXT", "NS"] }

Output (one item)

{
  "domain": "apify.com",
  "records": {
    "A": ["104.26.0.5", "104.26.1.5"],
    "MX": ["10 aspmx.l.google.com"],
    "NS": ["ns1.example.com", "ns2.example.com"],
    "TXT": ["v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all"]
  },
  "recordCount": 7
}

Why this actor

• ✅ All the record types — A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA, CAA.
• 🗂️ Grouped output — records organized by type, ready to use.
• 🌐 Many domains at once — pass a list, get one combined dataset.
• ⚡ Fast & affordable — pay only per domain looked up. No setup, no anti-bot.
• 🛟 Robust — a bad domain never breaks the batch.

Input options

• domains (required) — domains to look up.
• recordTypes — which record types to fetch (default: common set). E.g. A, MX, TXT, NS.

FAQ

Which record types are supported? A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA and CAA.

Can I check SPF/DKIM/DMARC? Yes — those live in TXT records; request the TXT type.

Can I look up many domains at once? Yes — pass a list; each row carries its own domain and records.

How fresh is the data? Live DNS resolution on every run.

Can I export to CSV/Excel/Google Sheets? Yes — the dataset exports to JSON, CSV, Excel and HTML, or pull it via the API.

What does it cost? Pay-per-domain — you're only charged for domains actually looked up.

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Tip: schedule this on your domains and diff the records to get alerted when DNS changes.