Record Types

A DNS record is the basic unit of information in the DNS. A record is identified by a domain name (like, a type (like A, AAAA, MX, NS, and so on) indicating the type of information contained in the record, some control information like DNS cache time-to-live (TTL), and "answer" data like server IPs, mail hosts, etc, depending on the record type. NS1 supports the following DNS record types:

A Address (IPv4)AAAA Address (IPv6)
AFSDB AFS databaseALIAS Zone apex alias (NS1 specific)
Certification Authority Authorization (CAA)CERT (certificate)
CNAME Canonical nameDNSKEY (DNSSEC Component)
DS Delegation Signer (DNSSEC Component)HINFO Host info
MX Mail exchangeNAPTR Naming authority pointer
NS NameserverPTR Pointer (reverse)
RP Responsible personSPF Sender policy framework
SRV Service locatorTXT Text

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