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MX Lookup — Mail Server Records

Find a domain's MX (mail server) records with their priorities — resolved live on our server.

This tool runs on our server. Because a browser can't perform this network lookup, the value you enter is sent to DevKit Labs to run the check — we don't store your queries. A local desktop version that runs from your own machine is planned.

About MX Lookup — Mail Server Records

Enter a domain to see its MX (Mail Exchanger) records — the mail servers that receive email for it — sorted by priority, with the lowest number being the preferred server. It's the fast way to check whether a domain is set up to receive email and where that email is routed.

Because browsers can't query DNS directly, the lookup runs on our server over DNS-over-HTTPS and returns the records to you. We don't store the domains you look up.

Mail servers for a domain

Input
gmail.com
Output
5 gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com · 10 alt1… · 20 alt2…

Lower priority numbers are preferred by sending servers.

Frequently asked questions

What is an MX record?

A DNS record that names the mail server(s) responsible for receiving email for a domain. Each has a priority; senders try the lowest number first.

What does the priority mean?

It's the preference order — sending mail servers try the MX with the lowest priority number first, using higher ones as fallbacks.

No MX records — what does that mean?

The domain isn't set up to receive email directly (or uses its A record as an implicit fallback). Double-check the domain if you expected mail records.

Why does this run on your server?

Browsers can't make DNS queries, so it's done server-side over DNS-over-HTTPS. The domain you enter is sent to our server; we don't store it.

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