A TXT record, as the abbreviation indicates, is a record, which keeps info 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 Yahoo, for instance, have different ways of making sure that you are the owner of a given domain name and one of them is actually by creating a TXT record with certain text which they provide and which you will need to use as the record value. The same verification method is being employed by some analytics platforms that keep track of the traffic to your web sites as well. Needless to say, in this case the content of the record will be read by a robot, but it will still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is additionally employed if you enable the so-called SPF protection for your e-mails in order to prevent them from being forged. In cases like this, the record contains info showing that a certain electronic message is sent from a trusted and authorized mail server. You could use a TXT record for any type of other information as well, such as your business details, for example.

TXT Records in Shared Web Hosting

Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel allows you to control the DNS records of any domain address or subdomain accommodated inside a shared web hosting account without difficulty, so if you would like to create a new TXT record for any one of them, it will not take you more than just a few seconds to do that. Using a rather user-friendly point-and-click interface, you'll simply have to select one of your domain names or subdomains from a drop-down options menu, choose TXT for the type from a second menu, then enter the actual content in a box. This is done within the DNS Records section of Hepsia and soon after you are ready, the new record will be working. If you would like to verify your website with Google, for instance, you'll just have to log in to your account with them several minutes later and ask them to check your domain address or subdomain. It doesn't take longer for a TXT record to go live if you need it for any other purpose.