---
id: "alias-record"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "ALIAS record"
language: "en"
category: "DNS and technical foundations"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/alias-record/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/registro-alias/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/alias-record/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/enregistrement-alias/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/record-alias/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/registro-alias/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/alias-zapis/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/alias-jilu/"
---

# ALIAS record

A feature offered by some DNS providers that lets the bare domain point to another hostname, which a CNAME record cannot do there. The provider looks up the target and answers with its IP addresses. It is not an internet standard, so names and behavior differ between providers.

## related terms

- [CNAME record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cname-record/)
- [apex domain](https://tldlog.com/glossary/apex-domain/)
- [A record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/a-record/)
- [DNS provider](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns-provider/)
- [HTTPS and SVCB records](https://tldlog.com/glossary/https-svcb-record/)