DNS monitoring
that says what changed.
Address records are compared on every check; name servers, mail servers, SPF, DMARC and CAA about every 15 minutes. A change counts when two regions see it, and the alert says what was added and what was removed.
- On every plan
- MX, SPF, DMARC and CAA
- Confirmed by two regions
How it works
The DNS check is one of the three every site starts with.
Add your site
New DNS checks watch the address records, name servers, mail servers, SPF, DMARC and CAA from the start.
Two resolvers, two regions
Address records (A, and AAAA when the name has them) are read from two public resolvers on every check, the other records about every 15 minutes from each region. The first reading is the baseline and is never reported as a change.
A confirmed change alerts
When two regions see the new records, or one region sees them twice, you get an alert with the records added and removed, and the change goes on the site’s timeline.
What you get
Added and removed, in plain sight
Each change lists the records that were added and the ones that were removed.
Beside the incident that follows
A change shortly before an incident is marked with how many minutes before it started.
The records mail depends on
A wrong MX, SPF or DMARC record stops e-mail; they are watched from the start. Mail delivery is not tested.
Changes you made, marked as yours
Press “Accept this change”, so the timeline tells planned changes from unexpected ones.
Which plans include it
DNS change monitoring is on every plan, Free included.
- FreeIncluded
- SoloIncluded
- TeamIncluded
- AgencyIncluded
- Agency PlusIncluded
Questions about DNS monitoring
Which records are watched?
The address records on every check; the name servers, mail servers, SPF, DMARC and CAA records about every 15 minutes. Other text records can be switched on; they are off by default because they change often.
When does a change count?
When two regions see the new records, or one region sees them twice. The baseline then follows the new records, and going back later is a change of its own.
Is the first reading reported as a change?
No. The first reading becomes the baseline and is never reported as a change.
Can I look up a domain’s records without an account?
Yes: the free DNS lookup reads the records of one name now and stores nothing about it.
Related guides
- DNS changes that break client websitesThe DNS mistakes that take sites and email offline, how TTL hides them for hours and a safe change checklist.
- Email stops after a DNS change: SPF, DKIM, DMARCWhy a website DNS change can break a client’s email and the MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks to run around every edit.
See what changed in your DNS.
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