A TXT record, as the abbreviation suggests, is a record, which holds info in human-readable form and not code. It could be created for a domain name or a subdomain for a variety of purposes. Search engines like Yahoo, for example, have different ways of making sure you're the owner of a given domain and one of them is actually by creating a TXT record with unique text that they provide and that you should use as the record value. Exactly the same verification method is employed by some analytics platforms that keep track of the traffic to your websites as well. Of course, in this situation the content of the record is going to 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 email addresses so that you can protect them from being forged. In cases like this, the record contains info showing that a given digital message is sent from a trusted and authorized mail server. You can use a TXT record for any other information also, such as your company details, for example.
TXT Records in Shared Web Hosting
Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel will enable you to handle the DNS records of any domain address or subdomain accommodated inside a shared web hosting account effortlessly, so if you would want to set up a new TXT record for any one of them, it won't take you more than only a few seconds to do this. Using a really user-friendly point-and-click interface, you'll simply have to choose one of your domains or subdomains from a drop-down navigation, choose TXT for the type through a second menu, and then enter the actual content within a box. This is done inside the DNS Records section of Hepsia and very soon after you are done, the new record is going to be active. If you'd like to confirm your web site with Google, for instance, you'll just need to log in to your account with them a few minutes later and ask them to check your domain address or subdomain. It does not take more time for a TXT record to go live if you need it for any other purpose.