Records
DNS stores records for each domain—common types include A and AAAA (where a site lives), CNAME (aliases), MX (mail), and TXT (verification and policy text). Your registrar or DNS host publishes these at authoritative nameservers.
Domain Name System
DNS management, simplified
Track domains, verify ownership through DNS, and keep nameserver and expiration data in sync—whether you add sites one at a time, import from a registrar API, upload a spreadsheet, or export a CSV from your registrar with our browser extension.
- 15+ API providers
- TXT verification
- Live DNS sync
What is DNS?
The Domain Name System is the internet’s phone book. When someone visits your website or sends email to your domain, DNS tells their device which servers to reach.
Nameservers
Nameservers answer DNS queries for your domain. You point a domain at a provider (Cloudflare, your registrar, etc.) by setting its nameserver hostnames at the registry. MyDomains stores and monitors those nameservers for each domain in your portfolio.
Verification
To prove you control a domain, MyDomains asks you to publish a unique TXT record at the zone apex. We check public DNS for that value, then load registration metadata once verification succeeds.
Ways to manage DNS through MyDomains
Choose the workflow that fits how you already work. All paths feed the same domain list, reminders, and folder organization.
Manual
Add a domain & verify with DNS
Add a domain from My Domains, copy the TXT verification value we give you, and create that record at your DNS provider. Use Check DNS on the edit page to re-run verification; we refresh expiration and nameserver data from live DNS and RDAP when it passes.
- TXT record at the zone apex (
@or root hostname) - Edit nameservers and expiration on verified domains
- Restore from live DNS when records drift from our copy
API import
Connect your registrar or DNS host
Save API credentials under API connections, then import domains from Import / Bulk Import/Export. For supported providers we can create the verification TXT record for you when DNS is hosted there, so import and verification happen in one step.
Supported providers include:
- Atom.com
- Cloudflare
- DNSimple
- Dynadot
- Gandi.net
- GoDaddy
- IONOS
- Name.com
- Namecheap
- NameSilo
- Netim
- Openprovider
- Porkbun
- Spaceship
- Vercel
Import / export
Bulk CSV import & export
Download a CSV of your portfolio, edit it offline, and upload one or more files to add or update domains in bulk. Columns can include domain name, expiration, nameservers, registrar, folders, and notification preferences—ideal for migrations and spreadsheet-driven workflows.
- Export your current list anytime
- Import updates for domains you already own
- New rows are added as pending until TXT verification completes
Browser extensions
Export domains from your registrar
Our Chrome and Firefox extensions run on supported registrar domain-list pages. They read the list you already have open and download a CSV locally in your browser—nothing is sent to our servers or added to your account automatically. Upload that file under Import / Bulk Import/Export when you are ready to bring domains into MyDomains.
- Download a CSV of domains, expiration dates, nameservers, and more
- Works while you browse your registrar—no API keys required
- Import the CSV into MyDomains to add or update your portfolio
Keep DNS under control
Track every domain in one place, get renewal reminders, and use the import path that matches your stack.