# DNS Records Checker: Full DNS Report for Any Domain (`scrapemint/dns-records-checker`) Actor

See all the DNS records for any domain in one report: the website address records, mail servers, name servers, text records like SPF and DMARC, and more. Paste one domain or many. Great for setup checks and troubleshooting. No API key needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapemint/dns-records-checker.md
- **Developed by:** [Ken M](https://apify.com/scrapemint) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 domain dns reports

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## DNS Records Checker: Full DNS Report for Any Domain

See every DNS record for any domain in one clean report. Paste one domain or a whole list and get the website address records, mail servers, name servers, text records and more, plus quick yes/no flags for common email and security settings.

Built for **IT admins, web developers, agencies and anyone setting up or fixing a domain**. Instead of running eight separate lookups, you get the full picture in one row per domain, with no signup and no API key.

### What you get for each domain

- **A and AAAA**: the IP addresses the website points to (IPv4 and IPv6)
- **MX**: the mail servers, sorted by priority
- **NS**: the name servers running the domain
- **TXT**: text records, including SPF and verification records
- **SOA**: the zone's master record
- **CAA**: which certificate authorities are allowed to issue SSL for the domain
- **www alias**: what `www.` points to
- **Quick flags**: has SPF, has DMARC (email anti-spoofing), DNSSEC on or off, and whether the domain resolves at all

### Example output

```json
{
  "domain": "cloudflare.com",
  "a": ["104.16.132.229", "104.16.133.229"],
  "aaaa": ["2606:4700::6810:84e5"],
  "mx": [{ "priority": 5, "host": "mailstream-east.mxrecord.io" }],
  "ns": ["ns3.cloudflare.com", "ns4.cloudflare.com"],
  "txt": ["v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all", "..."],
  "caa": ["0 issue \"digicert.com\""],
  "wwwAlias": ["cloudflare.com"],
  "hasSpf": true,
  "hasDmarc": true,
  "dnssec": true,
  "resolves": true
}
```

### Pricing

**$0.002 per domain report.** The **first 2 rows of every run are free**. Checking 1,000 domains costs about $2, versus the monthly fees of DNS monitoring dashboards.

### How to run it via API

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapemint~dns-records-checker/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domains": ["cloudflare.com", "github.com"]}'
```

Run it on a schedule to watch a portfolio of domains for DNS changes or email security gaps.

### Frequently asked questions

**Where does the data come from?** Live public DNS, queried over DNS-over-HTTPS. It is the same information any computer uses to reach a website, read straight from the domain's own name servers.

**What is SPF and DMARC?** Text records that stop other people sending email that looks like it came from your domain. Missing them is a common security gap, so this flags each one.

**Can I check many domains at once?** Yes, paste a whole list. They are checked in parallel and returned one row each.

### More tools from Scrapemint

- [SSL Certificate & Subdomain Finder](https://apify.com/scrapemint/ssl-subdomain-finder): find subdomains and check SSL certificates.
- [Domain WHOIS & Age Checker](https://apify.com/scrapemint/domain-whois-checker): age, registrar and owner info for any domain.
- [Email List Checker](https://apify.com/scrapemint/email-list-checker): clean email lists in bulk.

# Actor input Schema

## `domains` (type: `array`):

One domain per line, e.g. cloudflare.com. No http:// needed. You can add several.

## `recordTypes` (type: `array`):

Which DNS record types to fetch. Empty = the common set (A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, SOA, CAA and the www alias).

## `maxRows` (type: `integer`):

Cap on domains reported. Controls total cost. First 2 rows per run are free.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "domains": [
    "cloudflare.com",
    "github.com"
  ],
  "recordTypes": [
    "A",
    "AAAA",
    "MX",
    "NS",
    "TXT",
    "SOA",
    "CAA",
    "CNAME_WWW"
  ],
  "maxRows": 500
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "domains": [
        "cloudflare.com",
        "github.com"
    ],
    "recordTypes": [
        "A",
        "AAAA",
        "MX",
        "NS",
        "TXT",
        "SOA",
        "CAA",
        "CNAME_WWW"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapemint/dns-records-checker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "domains": [
        "cloudflare.com",
        "github.com",
    ],
    "recordTypes": [
        "A",
        "AAAA",
        "MX",
        "NS",
        "TXT",
        "SOA",
        "CAA",
        "CNAME_WWW",
    ],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapemint/dns-records-checker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "domains": [
    "cloudflare.com",
    "github.com"
  ],
  "recordTypes": [
    "A",
    "AAAA",
    "MX",
    "NS",
    "TXT",
    "SOA",
    "CAA",
    "CNAME_WWW"
  ]
}' |
apify call scrapemint/dns-records-checker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapemint/dns-records-checker",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/iPS3B9utiYf2PbwIe/builds/8FAnz9wjbvaBAPPjX/openapi.json