NS record
Names the authoritative nameservers for a zone. Everything else depends on these being right.
What one looks like
example.com. 86400 IN NS ns1.provider.com.
Things worth knowing
- The NS records at your registrar (the delegation) and the ones inside your zone should match.
- Delegation changes are cached by the registry and often take longer than ordinary record changes.
- Always run at least two nameservers, ideally on separate networks.
Look up a NS record yourself
dig (macOS / Linux)
dig NS example.com +short
nslookup (any OS)
nslookup -type=NS example.com
Your resolver may still be serving a cached copy — our propagation checker queries 30+ resolvers worldwide so you can see who already has the new NS record.
Look up a real NS record
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