Domain Verification Txt Record
This is a domain that i own through godaddy.
Domain verification txt record. The administrator that gets the verification record needs to complete the verification process. In the left pane of your app page select custom domains. Get a domain verification id. You will want to point these to a third party dns host.
This validation method requires you to create a unique dns txt record on your domain s public dns and add the random value verification token provided by your support representative to the txt record when the support representative does a search for txt records associated with the domain we can verify the record s. Instructions for authorizing a domain using dns txt as the dcv method. In the dns settings of your domain the key name can either reflect or be kept blank. This lookup will list dns text txt records for a domain.
Check that you added the correct and exact txt record provided. I have added the txt record and the cname record and the a record also exists. The domain s nameserver must be pointed to a third party dns host. The dns lookup is done directly against the domain s authoritative name servers so changes to dns txt records should show up instantly.
I have attached the screenshot of the dns record at godaddy. Txt records allow you to store arbitrary string attributes for a host it is commonly used by dnsbl services to output additional information about a blacklisted ip address. Txt lookup will list txt records for a domain txt record is a type of resource record in the domain name system dns used to provide the ability to associate arbitrary text with a host or other name such as human readable information about a server network data center or other accounting information. Copy the id in the custom domain verification id box in the custom domains page for the next step.
Use this txt lookup tool to find the dns txt records also known as text records of a domain. Once the verification process is complete then you will be able to point the nameservers to media temple if you desire. If they are pointing to media temple then your txt record will not propagate verify. The cname record verifies but the txt record refuses to verify so i am unable to add my custom url.
However if you choose not to add the txt record automatically you can add the txt record to your route 53 configuration manually by completing the procedure in this section. Add a verification txt record to your domain s dns settings to verify your website. Add a txt verification record any domain host note. The verification records are unique to each administrator so one administrator cannot finish a domain verification that was started by another.
If you had a developer add it please ask them to check that the txt record was added correctly.