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

# TXT record

Text record

A DNS record that holds free text. It is widely used to prove control of a domain to a service and to publish email security settings such as SPF and DMARC, which help stop others from sending email that pretends to come from the domain.

## related terms

- [MX record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/mx-record/)
- [zone file](https://tldlog.com/glossary/zone-file/)
- [DNS](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns/)