A TXT record, as the abbreviation suggests, is a record, which contains information in human-readable form and not code. It could be created for a domain address or a subdomain for a variety of purposes. Search engines like Google, for instance, have different ways of verifying you're the owner of a particular domain and one of them is actually by creating a TXT record with certain text that they provide and which 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 sites as well. Needless to say, 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 employed when you activated the so-called SPF protection for your e-mails so that you can shield them from being forged. In this case, the record contains information showing that a given digital message is sent from a trusted and authorized mail server. You may use a TXT record for any type of other information also, like your business details, for example.
TXT Records in Hosting
All it takes to set up a new TXT record on our end is just a few clicks within the Hepsia website hosting CP, so if you use a hosting account from our company, you'll be able to set up the record using a very user-friendly interface even if you have never done this before. After you log in to your CP, you'll need to head to the DNS Records section where you can manage all of the records related to your domain names and subdomains, click the New button and in the pop-up that will appear, simply choose the hostname and the type (TXT) from drop-down menus and enter the text you need for the record. We also have a detailed Help article, but if you aren't sure how to handle it, our 24/7 tech support team can assist you and set up the required record for you. The latter shall be operating within the hour, so if you're verifying your Internet site, for example, you could ask the search engine to check your website again soon after the record has been set up.