A TXT record, as the abbreviation suggests, is a record, which keeps information in human-readable form and not code. It may be set up for a domain name or a subdomain for a variety of purposes. Search engines like Google, for instance, have different ways of making sure you're the owner of a given domain name and one of them is actually by creating a TXT record with unique text which they provide and that you must use as the record value. Exactly the same verification method is employed by some analytics platforms that monitor the traffic to your Internet sites as well. However, in this situation the content of the record is going to be read by a robot, but it'll still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is furthermore used if you activated the so-called SPF protection for your emails in order to protect them from being forged. In cases like this, the record contains info showing that a certain digital message is sent from a reliable and authorized mail server. You may use a TXT record for any other information as well, such as your business details, for instance.

TXT Records in Shared Web Hosting

All it takes to create a new TXT record on our end is just a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, so if you use a shared web hosting account from our company, you'll be able to create the record using a very user-friendly interface even though you may have never done such a thing before. As you log in to your CP, you'll need to visit the DNS Records section where you can control all of the records associated with your domain names and subdomains, click on the New button and in the pop-up that shall show up, simply choose the hostname and the type (TXT) from drop-down menus and input the text that you need for the record. We also have an in depth Help article, but if you aren't sure what to do, our 24/7 technical support can help you and set up the necessary record for you. The latter is going to be operating within the hour, so if you're verifying your Internet site, for example, you may ask the search engine to check your site again right after the record has been created.