DNS record field guide
How to read a A record check
A records connect a hostname to an IPv4 address.
When to use this lookup
Use an A lookup after changing a website's server, moving a load balancer or checking whether recursive resolvers still hold an older IPv4 address.
Example
93.184.216.34
- Answer shape
- One or more dotted-decimal IPv4 addresses, each with its own TTL.
- Common failure
- One authoritative server still publishes the old address, or a resolver is legitimately serving a cached copy until its TTL expires.
- Related checks
- AAAA record, CNAME record
Troubleshooting checklist
- Confirm the new address exists at the authoritative nameserver.
- Compare answer TTLs before assuming a stale result is an error.
- Remember that GeoDNS can intentionally return different addresses by region.