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I want to inspect TXT records for my domain, such as SPF records. I tried the following command with nslookup but it didn't list the TXT records:

nslookup -type=TXT example.com

What is the correct command, or is there a better tool use on Windows 7?

Josh
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First start nslookup without parameters, then type set type=txt, then type the domain name.

nslookup <enter>
set type=txt <enter>
villagevines.com

Example

C:\Users\wilfried>nslookup

Default Server:  mydnsserver
Address:  192.168.1.1

> set type=txt

> villagevines.com

Server:  mydnsserver

Address:  192.168.1.1

*** No text (TXT) records available for villagevines.com

>
Oliver Salzburg
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WilfriedVS
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I have no ideea why but if you add an IP of a nameser at the end it will work.
I have added google's dns name in this case:

nslookup -type=TXT villagevines.com 8.8.8.8

It can be your local DNS service.

HTH next time when you need to query your TXT records.

Paul
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The link for Get-Dns does not work, the standard Powershell cmdlet to do this is

PS> Resolve-DnsName villagevines.com -Type TXT

See more on Resolve-DnsName

Jan
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In Windows 10, this work:

nslookup -q=TXT villagevines.com

Update: At this moment 2021-03-29, in Windows 10, you can use old nslookup syntax

nslookup -type=TXT villagevines.com
Victor Sanchez
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Download BIND for Windows, there is a Windows port of dig in that. You should use dig instead of nslookup.

If you're a Powershell fan (like me) you can also download the Powershell Dig Cmdlet which should get TXT records for you directly within powershell. Good stuff.

PS> Get-Dns -Name mydomain.com -Type TXT
squillman
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