A TXT record, as the abbreviation implies, is a record, that holds data in human-readable form and not code. It can be created for a domain or a subdomain for many different purposes. Search engines, for instance, have different ways of confirming that you are the owner of a given domain name and one of them is by creating a TXT record with certain text that they provide and which you need to use as the record value. The very same verification method is being employed by some analytics platforms that check the traffic to your websites as well. Of course, 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 additionally employed in case you enable the so-called SPF protection for your e-mails so that you can prevent them from being forged. In cases like this, the record contains data showing that a certain electronic message is sent from a reliable and authorized mail server. You can use a TXT record for any kind of other information as well, such as your company details, for instance.

TXT Records in Shared Website Hosting

Our in-house built Hepsia CP allows you to handle the DNS records of every domain or subdomain accommodated inside a shared website hosting account without trouble, so if you would like to create a new TXT record for any of them, it won't take you more than only a few seconds to do that. Via a really user-friendly point-and-click interface, you'll simply have to choose one of your domain names or subdomains from a drop-down navigation, select TXT for the type through a second menu, then type in the actual content inside a box. This is done in the DNS Records section of Hepsia and shortly after you are done, the new record is going to be active. If you'd like to validate your site with Google, for instance, you'll simply have to log in to your account with them a few minutes later and ask them to check your domain or subdomain. It doesn't take longer for a TXT record to go live if you want it for any other purpose.