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DNS Lookup API

DNS records (A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA, CAA) resolved through two independent DNS-over-HTTPS networks (Cloudflare and Google) with a consistency check between them.

GEThttps://api.gridlode.com/v1/domain/dns
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Parameters

NameTypeDescription
domainrequiredstringHostname to resolve, e.g. example.com or www.example.com.
typesarray of stringRecord types to resolve.
One of: A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA, CAA
max_ageintegerAccept a cached answer up to this many seconds old, billed at 50%. Default 0 (always fresh).

Response fields

  • exists · false when both resolvers return NXDOMAIN.
  • records · Map of record type to a list of { value, ttl }. MX, SOA and CAA values are structured objects.
  • resolvers · Which DNS-over-HTTPS networks answered (cloudflare, google).
  • consistent / inconsistent_types · Whether both resolvers returned the same answers, and which types differ.

Code

curl "https://api.gridlode.com/v1/domain/dns?domain=example.com&types=A%2CNS" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GRIDLODE_KEY"
1 credit per request
One credit is $0.001 on the smallest pack, from $0.0003 on enterprise plans.
Half price for cached data
Cached for up to 1 h. Pass max_age to use it.
Failed requests are free
Blocks, timeouts and target errors never cost credits.

Market reference: TabAPI DNS: 1 credit ($1.00/1k).

Questions

Part of these solutions
Which resolvers do you use?

Cloudflare (1.1.1.1) and Google Public DNS over HTTPS, queried in parallel. The response tells you when they disagree.

How much does the DNS Lookup API cost?

1 credit per request. One credit costs $0.001 on the smallest pack and as little as $0.0003 on enterprise plans. Cached answers cost half and failed calls are free.

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