A TXT record, as the abbreviation implies, is a record, that contains information in human-readable form and not code. It may be created for a domain address or a subdomain for a number of purposes. Search engines like Google, for example, have different ways of verifying you are the owner of a particular domain and one of them is in fact by creating a TXT record with specific text which they provide and which you should use as the record value. The very same verification method is being employed by some analytics platforms that check the traffic to your Internet sites as well. Of course, in this situation the content of the record is going to be read by a robot, but it will still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is additionally employed if you activated the so-called SPF protection for your e-mails so that you can prevent them from being forged. In cases like this, the record contains information showing that a certain electronic message is sent from a trusted and authorized mail server. You could use a TXT record for any other information as well, such as your business details, for example.

TXT Records in Shared Hosting

Our in-house built Hepsia CP will enable you to manage the DNS records of every Internet domain or subdomain accommodated in a shared hosting account with ease, so if you would like to set up a new TXT record for any one of them, it will not take you more than only a few seconds to do it. Through a really user-friendly point-and-click interface, you'll simply have to select one of your Internet domain names or subdomains from a drop-down options menu, select TXT for the type from a second menu, and input the actual content in a box. This is done inside the DNS Records section of Hepsia and very soon after you are all set, the new record will be working. In order to verify your site with Google, for example, you will simply have to log in to your account with them a couple of minutes later and ask them to check your domain name or subdomain. It does not take longer for a TXT record to go live if you need it for any other purpose.