# Google DNS API: Get DNS records

> Looks up DNS records for a domain or pasted website link and summarizes its SPF record, DMARC policy and mail servers. A missing record type yields an empty records list.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/dns.google/get-dns-records
- Method: `dns.google/get_dns_records`, version 1
- Website: dns.google
- Returns: DNS records (type, name, value, TTL, MX priority, lookup link) and email setup (SPF, DMARC policy, mail servers)
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `domain` | string | yes | `"example.com"` | Domain name or pasted website link, for example example.com or https://example.com/about. |
| `record_type` | string | no |  | Which DNS records to return, for example MX. Defaults to all. One of "all", "A", "AAAA", "MX", "TXT", "NS", "CNAME", "SOA", "CAA". Default "all". |

## Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "domain": "example.com"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "records": [
    {
      "name": "example.com",
      "value": "172.66.147.243",
      "priority": null,
      "page_link": "https://dns.google/resolve?name=example.com&type=A",
      "record_type": "A",
      "time_to_live_seconds": 300
    },
    {
      "name": "example.com",
      "value": "104.20.23.154",
      "priority": null,
      "page_link": "https://dns.google/resolve?name=example.com&type=A",
      "record_type": "A",
      "time_to_live_seconds": 300
    },
    {
      "name": "example.com",
      "value": "2606:4700:10::6814:179a",
      "priority": null,
      "page_link": "https://dns.google/resolve?name=example.com&type=AAAA",
      "record_type": "AAAA",
      "time_to_live_seconds": 300
    }
  ],
  "email_setup": {
    "spf_record": "v=spf1 -all",
    "dmarc_policy": "reject",
    "has_mail_servers": false
  }
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"dns.google/get_dns_records","input":{"domain":"example.com"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- Can you pull the MX records for mycompany.io so I can see which mail servers handle its email?
- What's the SPF and DMARC setup for brightlabs.org? I want to know if their email is locked down.
- Look up all DNS records for https://shop.example-store.net/checkout and summarize them.
- I need the TXT records for newsroom-daily.com to check for domain verification entries.
- Which nameservers are authoritative for 203-cloud.dev? Also show the TTL values if you can.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "domain"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "domain": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Domain name or pasted website link, for example example.com or https://example.com/about."
    },
    "record_type": {
      "enum": [
        "all",
        "A",
        "AAAA",
        "MX",
        "TXT",
        "NS",
        "CNAME",
        "SOA",
        "CAA"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "all",
      "description": "Which DNS records to return, for example MX. Defaults to all."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "records",
    "email_setup"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "records": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "record_type",
          "name",
          "value",
          "time_to_live_seconds",
          "priority",
          "page_link"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Name owning the record."
          },
          "value": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "DNS record value."
          },
          "priority": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "MX priority; null for other record types."
          },
          "page_link": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Public DNS lookup for this record name and type."
          },
          "record_type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "DNS record type."
          },
          "time_to_live_seconds": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Time this answer may be cached, in seconds."
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "DNS records matching the chosen record type."
    },
    "email_setup": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "spf_record",
        "dmarc_policy",
        "has_mail_servers"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "spf_record": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "SPF record text, or null if missing."
        },
        "dmarc_policy": {
          "enum": [
            "none",
            "quarantine",
            "reject",
            "missing"
          ],
          "type": "string",
          "description": "DMARC policy in words or missing."
        },
        "has_mail_servers": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether usable MX mail servers are configured."
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

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