DNS records for wordpress.com

A records

[
  {
    "type": "A",
    "value": "192.0.78.9"
  },
  {
    "type": "A",
    "value": "192.0.78.17"
  }
]

MX records

[
  {
    "type": "MX",
    "exchange": "mx-ams.automattic.com",
    "priority": 10
  },
  {
    "type": "MX",
    "exchange": "mx-dfw.automattic.com",
    "priority": 10
  }
]

NS records

[
  {
    "type": "NS",
    "value": "ns3.wordpress.com"
  },
  {
    "type": "NS",
    "value": "ns2.wordpress.com"
  },
  {
    "type": "NS",
    "value": "ns4.wordpress.com"
  },
  {
    "type": "NS",
    "value": "ns1.wordpress.com"
  }
]

TXT records

[
  {
    "type": "TXT",
    "entries": [
      "v=spf1 include:_spf.automattic.com include:servers.mcsv.net include:_spf-wwd.automattic.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:sendgrid.net include:145630858.spf04.hubspotemail.net include:amazonses.com -all"
    ]
  },
  {
    "type": "TXT",
    "entries": [
      "google-site-verification=CW2JYOoHSXW8x6QyQO_a0edu0gNOKsLIHcO49QquLdU"
    ]
  },
  {
    "type": "TXT",
    "entries": [
      "openai-domain-verification=dv-AKnzAsfVXHG2wucO1Bcx2JC7"
    ]
  },
  {
    "type": "TXT",
    "entries": [
      "yahoo-verification-key=GqtxTvPQ+tFgwrCg9xNl6srlPSpDkTIj6q9YzADxxdE="
    ]
  }
]

SOA records

[
  {
    "type": "SOA",
    "nsname": "ns1.wordpress.com",
    "hostmaster": "mmmmmm.gmail.com",
    "serial": 2005071884,
    "refresh": 14400,
    "retry": 7200,
    "expire": 604800,
    "minttl": 60
  }
]

CAA records

[
  {
    "type": "CAA",
    "critical": 0,
    "tag": "iodef",
    "value": "mailto:[email protected]"
  },
  {
    "type": "CAA",
    "critical": 0,
    "tag": "issue",
    "value": "letsencrypt.org;validationmethods=dns-01;accounturi=https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/acct/36334489"
  },
  {
    "type": "CAA",
    "critical": 0,
    "tag": "issuewild",
    "value": "letsencrypt.org;validationmethods=dns-01;accounturi=https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/acct/36334489"
  }
]

What does this mean?

These records are pulled live from authoritative DNS at request time and re-validated daily. Use them to debug routing, deliverability, and TLS issues for wordpress.com.

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