Google Public DNS

DNS records, MX records and email DNS settings

Public DNS lookups and DNS-over-HTTPS from Google.

Get dns records

Get dns records

Get DNS records for a domain and summarize its SPF, DMARC policy, and mail servers. Returns the requested record type or all supported types; a missing record type yields an empty records list.

Your information

Domain

Domain name or pasted website link, for example example.com or https://example.com/about.

Record TypeOptional

Which DNS records to return, for example MX. Defaults to all.

1 credit per run

Example results

Records

Records
Name	Value	Priority	Page Link	Record Type	Time to Live (seconds)
google.com	smtp.google.com.	10	dns.google	MX	30

Email Setup

Spf Record: v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all
Dmarc Policy: reject
Has Mail Servers: Yes

Example data · Run in Studio for fresh results.

About Google Public DNS

Google Public DNS, also called Google DNS, returns DNS records for a domain, including record names, values, types, priorities, and cache times.

Get dns records accepts a domain or website link and an optional record type; it also summarizes SPF, DMARC policy, and mail server setup.

Built by Fous from dns.google and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Google Public DNS.

Actions

Get dns records

1 credit per run

Get DNS records for a domain and summarize its SPF, DMARC policy, and mail servers. Returns the requested record type or all supported types; a missing record type yields an empty records list.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Domain`domain`	Text	Required	Domain name or pasted website link, for example example.com or https://example.com/about.Example: google.com
Record Type`record_type`	Text	Optional	Which DNS records to return, for example MX. Defaults to all.Example: MX

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Records`records`	List	DNS records matching the chosen record type.
Name`records[].name`	Text	Name owning the record.Example: google.com
Value`records[].value`	Text	DNS record value.Example: smtp.google.com.
Priority`records[].priority`	Number	MX priority; null for other record types.Example: 10
Page Link`records[].page_link`	Text	Public DNS lookup for this record name and type.Example: https://dns.google/resolve?name=google.com&type=MX
Record Type`records[].record_type`	Text	DNS record type.Example: MX
Time to Live (seconds)`records[].time_to_live_seconds`	Number	Time this answer may be cached, in seconds.Example: 30
Email Setup`email_setup`	Details
Spf Record`email_setup.spf_record`	Text	SPF record text, or null if missing.Example: v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all
Dmarc Policy`email_setup.dmarc_policy`	Text	DMARC policy in words or missing.Example: Reject
Has Mail Servers`email_setup.has_mail_servers`	Yes or no	Whether usable MX mail servers are configured.Example: Yes

Example result

For Domain: google.com, Record Type: MX

JSON

{
  "records": [
    {
      "name": "google.com",
      "value": "smtp.google.com.",
      "priority": 10,
      "page_link": "https://dns.google/resolve?name=google.com&type=MX",
      "record_type": "MX",
      "time_to_live_seconds": 30
    }
  ],
  "email_setup": {
    "spf_record": "v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all",
    "dmarc_policy": "reject",
    "has_mail_servers": true
  }
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@google-public-dns",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_dns_records",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "domain": "google.com",
    "record_type": "MX"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Check which mail servers a domain uses
Review a domain’s SPF and DMARC settings
Inspect DNS record values and cache times
Find records of a specific type for a domain

Questions

Is Fous affiliated with Google Public DNS?

No. Fous is not affiliated with Google Public DNS. This workflow reads the public dns.google website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Google Public DNS account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from dns.google when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.