A lookup finds the A records for a domain name. It queries the domain name's authoritative DNS server to find these records, so any changes should be visible immediately.
Other DNS record lookups
A is just one of many DNS record types. Use any of the lookups below to query the authoritative DNS server for a domain. Each tool returns live results — no caching, no delay between a DNS change and what Wirewiki shows.
- AAAA lookup — IPv6 addresses
- AFSDB lookup — AFS database locations
- CNAME lookup — The canonical DNS name
- DNAME lookup — Delegation names
- HINFO lookup — Host information
- IXFR lookup — Incremental zone transfers
- KEY lookup — Cryptographic keys for DNSSEC
- MX lookup — Mail servers
- NS lookup — Name servers
- PTR lookup — Canonical name pointers
- RP lookup — Responsible people
- SIG lookup — DNSSEC signatures
- SOA lookup — The start of authority record
- SPF lookup — SPF record
- SRV lookup — Service locators
- TXT lookup — DNS text records
DNS lookup shows all common record types at once. The full list of supported record types — including DNSSEC, service binding, and obscure historical types — is available via the lookups above.