Type | Parameter | Info |
A | Address record |
Returns a 32-bit IPv4 address, most commonly used to map hostnames to an IP address of the host. |
NS | Name server record |
Delegates a DNS zone to use the given authoritative name servers |
MX | Mail exchange record |
Maps a domain name to a list of message transfer agents for that domain |
SOA | Start of [a zone of] authority record |
Specifies authoritative information about a DNS zone, including the primary name server, the email of the domain administrator, the domain serial number, and several timers relating to refreshing the zone |
CNAME | Canonical name record |
Alias of one name to another: the DNS lookup will continue by retrying the lookup with the new name. |
TXT | Text record |
Originally for arbitrary human-readable text in a DNS record. |