MX Lookup

Look up the live MX (mail exchanger) records for any domain, sorted by priority. See exactly which servers accept mail for a domain — the first thing every email verifier checks before it sends a single probe.

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What is an MX record?

The first thing every verifier checks.

MX (Mail eXchanger) records tell the world which servers accept mail for a domain. No MX means the domain can't receive email at all — an instant invalid.

  1. 01

    We query live DNS

    Enter a domain and we resolve its MX records straight from public DNS — the same lookup a sending mail server performs.

  2. 02

    Sorted by priority

    Lower priority numbers are preferred. We sort them so you can see exactly which server mail hits first and what the fallbacks are.

  3. 03

    Read the provider

    The hostnames reveal the mail provider — google.com, outlook.com, a spam filter, or a self-hosted server — useful context for deliverability.

FAQ

MX records, answered.

It can't receive email. Any address at that domain is effectively invalid for sending. (Some senders fall back to the A record, but a missing MX is a strong negative signal.)

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