A TXT record, as the abbreviation indicates, is a record, which holds info in human-readable form and not code. It may be created for a domain or a subdomain for a number of purposes. Search engines like Yahoo, for instance, have different ways of verifying you're the owner of a certain domain name and one of them is actually by creating a TXT record with unique text that they provide and that you should use as the record value. The same verification method is used by some analytics platforms that check the traffic to your sites as well. Needless to say, in this situation the content of the record will be read by a robot, but it will still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is additionally used when you activated the so-called SPF protection for your e-mails in order to protect them from being forged. In this case, the record contains info showing that a certain electronic message is sent from a dependable and authorized mail server. You could use a TXT record for any other information also, just like your business details, for instance.

TXT Records in Cloud Hosting

Our custom Hepsia Control Panel will allow you to handle the DNS records of every domain or subdomain accommodated inside a cloud hosting account with ease, so if you would want to set up a new TXT record for any one of them, it won't take you more than just a few seconds to do this. Using a really user-friendly point-and-click interface, you'll only have to pick one of your domain names or subdomains from a drop-down options menu, choose TXT for the type through a second menu, and then type the actual content in a box. This is done within the DNS Records section of Hepsia and soon after you are ready, the new record will be working. In order to validate your website with Google, for instance, you will just have to log in to your account with them a few minutes later and ask them to check your Internet domain or subdomain. It doesn't take longer for a TXT record to go live if you require it for any other reason.

TXT Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A new TXT record can be created for every single domain or subdomain which you have added to a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the Hepsia CP, provided with all the accounts created on our progressive cloud platform, will allow you to do that easily regardless of your level of understanding of such matters. All domains/subdomains that you have shall be listed in alphabetical order within a drop-down menu, so after you choose the one that you require and you choose TXT as the record type, you will simply have to input the text that will be the actual record and you'll be set. This is done inside the DNS Records section of the Control Panel and if you experience any difficulties, you will find a step-by-step tutorial within the exact same section. Our tech support team will also be there for you 24/7 and they can assist you with any questions you could have. Within an hour the new record is going to be functioning, so you can carry on with the task you need it for.