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What is DNSFetch?

DNSFetch is a free DNS lookup tool for website owners, developers, and email administrators. Enter a domain, choose a record type, and you get the same public answers a resolver would: host, TTL, and value. There is no account, no install, and no daily quota beyond a light per-IP rate limit that keeps the service fair.

Every query runs on the server. That matters because a lookup from your laptop can lie — browsers, operating systems, and recursive resolvers all cache. DNSFetch talks to DNS on your behalf and shows you what is published right now, with a five-minute cache so repeat clicks stay snappy without hammering upstream nameservers.

When you actually need a DNS checker

DNS is invisible until it is not. A site that will not load, mail that vanishes, a certificate that will not issue, a CDN that still points at last year’s host — those are DNS problems more often than application problems. Use DNSFetch to confirm an A record after a hosting move, to see whether MX records still list the old provider, or to check that an SPF include for a new ESP actually landed.

If you are rolling out DMARC, start with the SPF & DMARC checker, then read the email authentication guide. If you only need one address, the dedicated A and AAAA tools keep the noise down.

Record types at a glance

• A / AAAA — IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for a hostname.
• MX — mail servers and their priority.
• TXT — SPF, verification tokens, and other text.
• NS — authoritative nameservers for the zone.
• CNAME — aliases, often used for www, CDNs and SaaS.
• SOA — serial and timing for the zone itself.
• CAA — which CAs may issue certificates.
• SRV — service location for SIP, XMPP and similar.

The full list, with examples, lives in DNS record types.