Supported DNS Records and DNS Record Types

Table of Contents

• DNS Record Types
• DNS Records
• Limitations

The Domain Name System (DNS) is composed of several DNS record types, called resource records (RR). DNSimple supports a wide range of these types, from traditional and most common records to newer types introduced to provide innovative services like DNS Certification Authority Authorization.

DNS Record Types

The standard DNS record types supported:

• A (type 1)
• AAAA (type 28)
• CAA (type 257)
• CNAME (type 5)
• HINFO (type 13)
• HTTPS (type 65)
• MX (type 15)
• NAPTR (type 35)
• NS (type 2)
• PTR (type 12)
• SRV (type 33)
• SPF (type 99)
• SSHFP (type 44)
• SVCB (type 64)
• TLSA (type 52)
• TXT (type 16)

We support the following proprietary DNS record types:

• ALIAS
• URL
• POOL

Other record types are used behind the scenes to provide core DNS features:

• SOA (type 6): Automatically created when you add a domain.
• DS (type 43), DNSKEY (type 48): Automatically created when you enable DNSSEC on a domain.

DNS Records

Some DNS records have their own semantics but are defined using existing record types. These include:

• SPF (defined as a TXT record)
• DKIM (defined as a TXT record)

Limitations

• Integrated providers: Azure DNS does not support SSHFP or SVCB/HTTPS records.

• CAA records and integrated providers: CAA records are not currently transferable to integrated third-party DNS providers via the Domain Control Plane.

• TLSA records and integrated providers: TLSA records are not currently transferable to integrated third-party DNS providers via the Domain Control Plane.

For more information about each DNS record type, click the links above to view detailed articles and configuration instructions.