DNS Lookup

POST/api/v1/tools/dns-lookup1 credit per calldnsdomainnetworkmxnameserver

Queries public DNS for a hostname and returns every record of the requested type. Use it to verify a domain's mail routing before sending, confirm a DNS change has propagated, or find which nameservers a domain is on.

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Why 1 credit?

One DNS query, answered in milliseconds and served from cache when the record is still fresh. This is the cheapest class of call on the platform.

Any HTTP client works. Replace the key with one from your dashboard.

bash

curl -X POST https://toolkitbackend-j69m.onrender.com/api/v1/tools/dns-lookup \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tb_live_<your_api_key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "hostname": "example.com",
  "recordType": "MX"
}'

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`hostname`	string	required	-	Domain to resolve, without a scheme. Example: example.com
`recordType`	string	optional	A	DNS record type to query. Defaults to A. One of: A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME, SOA

Output

Field	Type	Description
`hostname`	string	The hostname that was queried.
`recordType`	string	The record type that was queried.
`records`	array	Matching records. Shape depends on the record type.
`found`	boolean	False when the hostname resolves but holds no record of this type.

Try it

Sends a real POST /api/v1/tools/dns-lookup from your browser and charges 1 credit to your account.