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MX Record Lookup

Find the mail servers advertised for a domain and check whether their hostnames have address records. This is a DNS check, not a mailbox or message-delivery test.

Enter only the hostname. No https://, paths, IP addresses or ports. Lookups are sent to public DNS or registry services; SSL checks connect to the named public server. Global propagation checks share the hostname and record type with Globalping and its public probe network.

How MX routing works

Mail Transfer Agents use MX records to discover where to deliver messages for a domain. Each record contains a preference number and a mail-server hostname. Lower numbers are preferred. Equal preference values may be used to distribute delivery attempts. The destination hostname should resolve to usable address records.

Interpreting missing and null MX records

An explicit null MX, written as priority 0 with a dot as its target, declares that a domain does not accept email. With no MX record, SMTP can fall back to address records under the mail protocol rules; therefore an empty MX answer alone does not prove whether email works. This checker resolves addresses for up to four MX hosts to bound server work.

What to check after an email migration

Compare the answer with the exact MX values supplied by your email provider. Remove obsolete records only after confirming the providerโ€™s migration instructions. Check DNS hosting and TTLs if old answers remain. SPF, DKIM and DMARC are separate DNS policies; use the DNS checker for their TXT records. Mailbox passwords, SMTP connectivity and spam filtering are not tested here.

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Frequently asked questions

Should all MX records use the same priority?

Use the values specified by your mail provider. Priority is a routing preference, not a measure of server speed.

Does this prove my mailbox exists?

No. Public MX records apply to a domain and do not reveal whether a particular mailbox exists.

Why are some addresses not listed?

The checker bounds lookups to four MX hosts. Address lookups can also fail independently of the MX query.