A TXT record, as the abbreviation implies, is a record, which contains data in human-readable form and not code. It can be created for a domain or a subdomain for various purposes. Search engines like Google, for example, have different ways of confirming that you're the owner of a particular domain and one of them is actually by creating a TXT record with specific text that they provide and which you will need to use as the record value. Exactly the same verification method is employed by some analytics platforms that keep track of the traffic to your websites as well. Needless to say, in such a case 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 employed when you enable the so-called SPF protection for your e-mails so that you can prevent them from being forged. In this case, the record contains info showing that a particular digital message is sent from a reliable and authorized mail server. You could use a TXT record for any other information as well, such as your company details, for example.

TXT Records in Cloud Web Hosting

Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel will enable you to control the DNS records of every domain name or subdomain accommodated in a cloud web hosting account easily, so if you want to set up a new TXT record for any of them, it will not take you more than a few seconds to do this. Using a rather user-friendly point-and-click interface, you will only have to pick one of your domains or subdomains from a drop-down menu, choose TXT for the type from a second menu, and type the actual content within a box. This is done inside the DNS Records section of Hepsia and shortly after you are all set, the new record will be working. If you want to validate your site with Google, for instance, you'll just have to log in to your account with them several minutes later and ask them to check your Internet domain or subdomain. It doesn't take more time for a TXT record to go live if you want it for any other purpose.