A TXT record, as the abbreviation suggests, is a record, that keeps info in human-readable form and not code. It may be created for a domain or a subdomain for a variety of purposes. Search engines like Yahoo, for instance, have different ways of making sure that you're the owner of a given domain name and one of them is in fact by creating a TXT record with certain text that they provide and that you need to use as the record value. The exact same verification method is being employed by some analytics platforms that check the traffic to your web sites as well. However, 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 used if you activated the so-called SPF protection for your emails so that you can protect them from being forged. In this case, the record contains information showing that a particular electronic message is sent from a dependable and authorized mail server. You may use a TXT record for any type of other information as well, just like your business details, as an example.

TXT Records in Web Hosting

All it takes to set up a new TXT record on our end is simply a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia web hosting CP, so if you employ a web hosting account from our company, you'll be able to set up the record via a very user-friendly interface even if you have never done this before. When you sign in to your CP, you will have to head to the DNS Records section using which you can handle all records associated with your Internet domain names and subdomains, click the New button and in the pop-up which will show up, simply choose the hostname and the type (TXT) from drop-down menus and input the text you require for the record. We also have a detailed Help article, but if you aren't sure what to do, our 24/7 tech support can assist you and create the necessary record for you. The latter will be functioning within the hour, so if you are validating your site, for instance, you could ask the search engine to check your site again right after the record has been created.