Free SPF check
SPF record check. Is your domain allowed to send your email?
An SPF record lists the servers that may send email as your domain. If it's missing or wrong, your quotes and invoices are more likely to land in spam. Enter your domain to check it and get the exact record to add. It checks MX, DKIM and DMARC at the same time.
What it looks at
- Whether you have an SPF record
- A TXT record on your domain that starts with v=spf1. Without one, receiving servers have no list of who may send as you.
- Only one SPF record
- Two SPF records on the same domain break SPF entirely, a common mistake after changing email providers.
- Your provider is included
- If you use Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, your SPF record needs their include, such as include:_spf.google.com.
- How strict it is
- Whether it ends in ~all or -all, which tells receivers how to treat email from servers that are not on the list.
Questions
- What does an SPF record look like?
- For Google Workspace it is usually v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all, added as a TXT record on your domain. The check shows the exact record for your provider.
- I send from my website and a booking system too. Do they need to be in SPF?
- Yes, if they send email as your domain. Each service gives you its own include. Combine them into a single SPF record rather than adding a second one.
- Where do I add the record?
- Wherever your domain's DNS is hosted, usually your registrar or Cloudflare. The domain lookup shows who hosts your DNS.
- Is it free?
- Yes. No sign-up. We only read public DNS records and do not store your domain.