A TXT record, as the abbreviation indicates, is a record, which holds information in human-readable form and not code. It could be set up for a domain or a subdomain for various purposes. Search engines, for example, have different ways of verifying that you are the owner of a particular domain name and one of them is actually by creating a TXT record with specific text which they provide and that you must use as the record value. The exact same verification method is being employed by some analytics platforms that keep track of the traffic to your Internet sites as well. Of course, in this situation the content of the record will be read by a robot, but it'll still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is also used in case you activated the so-called SPF protection for your emails so that you can shield them from being forged. In such a case, the record contains info showing that a certain electronic message is sent from a reliable and authorized mail server. You could use a TXT record for any other information as well, such as your business details, for example.
TXT Records in Website Hosting
Our custom Hepsia CP will permit you to handle the DNS records of any domain or subdomain accommodated within a website hosting account with ease, so if you would want to set up a new TXT record for any one of them, it will not take you more than only a few seconds to do that. Through 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, pick TXT for the type from a second menu, then input the actual content inside a box. This is done within the DNS Records section of Hepsia and very soon after you are done, the new record is going to be functioning. If you wish 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 or subdomain. It doesn't take more time for a TXT record to go live if you need it for any other purpose.