TXT Record

TXT records are the junk drawer of DNS — except everything in there matters. Two kinds of things live here.

Verification codes. When Google, Meta, or any platform asks you to “prove you own this domain”, they give you a TXT record to add. Once it’s in place, they can see it and tick you off.

Email security. Your SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records are all TXT records. They keep your emails out of spam and stop scammers impersonating your domain.

A domain collects these over the years, and most look like gibberish. The rule stands: if you don’t know what a record does, leave it alone or ask before deleting it.