A TXT record, as the abbreviation implies, is a record, which contains info in human-readable form and not code. It can be set up for a domain or a subdomain for many different purposes. Search engines like Yahoo, for example, have different ways of verifying that you are the owner of a particular domain name and one of them is by creating a TXT record with unique text that they provide and that you must use as the record value. Exactly the same verification method is used by some analytics platforms that keep track of the traffic to your websites as well. However, in this case 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 used in case you activated the so-called SPF protection for your email addresses in order to protect them from being forged. In such a case, the record contains data showing that a given electronic message is sent from a reliable and authorized mail server. You could use a TXT record for any type of other information as well, like your business details, for example.

TXT Records in Shared Hosting

When you have a shared hosting account and you would like to create a TXT record for any purpose for an Internet domain or a subdomain hosted inside it, you will be able to do it with just a few mouse clicks inside your Hepsia Control Panel. The new record is going to be live immediately after that, so a search engine, for instance, can pick it up to confirm that you are the owner of a particular site within a few minutes. You can set up the TXT record through the DNS Records section of your Control Panel where you will also find all other records for your domains. All you will have to do will be to choose the domain name or subdomain as well as the record type via drop-down menus, enter the text content and save the change. If you aren't sure how to proceed, you can also check out our step-by-step guide, which you'll discover in the Help section of your account, or you could also get in touch with our technical support to help you with the creation of the new record.

TXT Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A couple of clicks through drop-down menus is all it will take to create a new TXT record for any Internet domain or subdomain that's hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account from us, so in case you need such a record for any reason, you simply won't experience any problems even if you have zero previous experience with such matters. Any domain address that you have hosted or subdomain you have created in your account shall be listed on the DNS Records section of your Hepsia CP, so you can pick the one you need, opt for TXT from a list of record types and enter the text that you would like to be associated with this record. Within a maximum of 1 hour the record will propagate, so that you can use it for whatever purpose you need it. We've got an in depth Help article and also a seasoned technical support team that is available 24/7 to help you out with the creation of a new record or any questions you may have regarding it.