A TXT record, as the abbreviation implies, is a record, which keeps info in human-readable form and not code. It could be created for a domain address or a subdomain for various purposes. Search engines like Google, for example, have different ways of making sure that you are the owner of a given domain and one of them is in fact by creating a TXT record with unique text which they provide and that you will need to use as the record value. The exact same verification method is used by some analytics platforms that check the traffic to your websites as well. Needless to say, in this case the content of the record will be read by a robot, but it will still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is furthermore employed when you enable the so-called SPF protection for your emails in order to prevent them from being forged. In this case, the record contains information showing that a certain electronic message is sent from a reliable and authorized mail server. You may use a TXT record for any type of other information as well, just like your company details, for instance.

TXT Records in Shared Web Hosting

Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel will permit you to manage the DNS records of any Internet domain or subdomain accommodated in a shared web hosting account without difficulty, so if you would want to create a new TXT record for any one of them, it will not take you more than only a few seconds to do that. Using a rather user-friendly point-and-click interface, you'll only have to choose one of your domain names or subdomains from a drop-down menu, choose TXT for the type through a second menu, and then type the actual content inside a box. This is done inside the DNS Records section of Hepsia and very soon after you are ready, the new record is going to be active. If you'd like to verify your website with Google, for example, you will just have to log in to your account with them a couple of minutes later and ask them to check your domain name or subdomain. It doesn't take longer for a TXT record to go live if you require it for any other reason.