# DNS Checker API

### **About**

It offers developers, network administrators, and cybersecurity professionals a straightforward means to retrieve various DNS records associated with a domain name.

By leveraging the DNS Checker API, users can obtain detailed insights into a domain's DNS configuration, including A (IPv4 address), AAAA (IPv6 address), HTTPS, MX (Mail Exchange), NS (Name Server), SOA (Start of Authority), TXT (Text), HINFO (Host Information) and many other records.

The API returns the DNS records in a structured JSON format, allowing for easy integration into applications, scripts, and tools. Each record type is accompanied by its corresponding values, enabling users to quickly interpret and utilize the information as needed.

Whether it's verifying DNS configurations, diagnosing network issues, conducting security assessments, or monitoring DNS changes over time, the DNS Checker API offers versatile functionality to address a wide range of use cases effectively.

With its user-friendly interface and comprehensive data coverage, the DNS Checker API serves as a valuable resource for enhancing DNS management and analysis tasks.

#### Developer Portal:[ ](https://api.market/store/magicapi/dnschecker)<https://api.market/store/magicapi/dnschecker>

### Curl Requests and Responses

**Process the API**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Curl" %}

```bash
curl -X 'POST' \
  'https://api.magicapi.dev/api/v1/magicapi/dnschecker/dnschecker' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'x-magicapi-key: API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "domain": "api.market"
}'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
import requests

headers = {
    'accept': 'application/json',
    'x-magicapi-key': 'API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
}

json_data = {
    'domain': 'api.market',
}

response = requests.post('https://api.magicapi.dev/api/v1/magicapi/dnschecker/dnschecker', headers=headers, json=json_data)
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
<?php
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://api.magicapi.dev/api/v1/magicapi/dnschecker/dnschecker');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'POST');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'accept: application/json',
    'x-magicapi-key: API_KEY',
    'Content-Type: application/json',
]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, "{\n  \"domain\": \"api.market\"\n}");

$response = curl_exec($ch);

curl_close($ch);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="NodeJs" %}

```javascript
import axios from 'axios';

const response = await axios.post(
  'https://api.magicapi.dev/api/v1/magicapi/dnschecker/dnschecker',
  {
    'domain': 'api.market'
  },
  {
    headers: {
      'accept': 'application/json',
      'x-magicapi-key': 'API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    }
  }
);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Javascript" %}

```javascript
fetch('https://api.magicapi.dev/api/v1/magicapi/dnschecker/dnschecker', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'accept': 'application/json',
    'x-magicapi-key': 'API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    'domain': 'api.market'
  })
});
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

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```json
[
    {
        "record_type": "A",
        "value": [
            "172.67.194.239",
            "104.21.90.42"
        ]
    },
    {
        "record_type": "AAAA",
        "value": [
            "2606:4700:3035::6815:5a2a",
            "2606:4700:3034::ac43:c2ef"
        ]
    },
    {
        "record_type": "HTTPS",
        "value": [
            "1 . alpn=\"h3,h2\" ipv4hint=\"104.21.90.42,172.67.194.239\" ipv6hint=\"2606:4700:3034::ac43:c2ef,2606:4700:3035::6815:5a2a\""
        ]
    },
    {
        "record_type": "MX",
        "value": [
            "0 api-market.mail.protection.outlook.com."
        ]
    },
    {
        "record_type": "NS",
        "value": [
            "lee.ns.cloudflare.com.",
            "roxy.ns.cloudflare.com."
        ]
    },
    {
        "record_type": "SOA",
        "value": [
            "lee.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2336594289 10000 2400 604800 1800"
        ]
    },
    {
        "record_type": "TXT",
        "value": [
            "\"v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all\"",
            "\"MS=ms30007217\"",
            "\"google-site-verification=W-7F4ksUW4DMk3-PRLpk940D6-5HD1WseH4EtpywD_c\""
        ]
    },
    {
        "record_type": "HINFO",
        "value": [
            "RFC8482 "
        ]
    }
]
```


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