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Email Deliverability DNS Checker

Real DNS lookups for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC, the three records that determine whether your cold emails land in the inbox or the spam folder.

What each record actually does

SPF (Sender Policy Framework)

Lists which mail servers are allowed to send email on behalf of your domain. Without it, receiving servers can't verify your email is legitimate, and may flag it as spam.

DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail)

Adds a cryptographic signature to outgoing email, proving it wasn't altered in transit and genuinely came from your domain.

DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication)

Tells receiving servers what to do when an email fails SPF or DKIM, reject it, quarantine it, or let it through, and where to send reports about failures.

MX (Mail Exchange)

Points to the servers that actually receive email for this domain. Without valid MX records, the domain can't receive email at all, this is unrelated to whether it can send.

Blacklist Status

Checked against Spamhaus DBL, a widely-used domain blacklist. If a domain lands here (usually from spam complaints or compromised sending), most inboxes will block or junk its email until it's resolved.

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About the Dns Checker

The DNS checker looks up a domain's A, MX, TXT, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records and tells you in plain words what is set up and what is missing. It is the quickest way to see why email from a domain lands in spam.

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Questions people ask

What is a DNS checker?

It looks up the public records of a domain, such as where the website is hosted and which servers handle its email.

Why does my email go to spam?

Missing or wrong SPF, DKIM or DMARC records are the most common reason. The checker shows which one is missing.

Is it free?

Yes, with no account.

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