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Free to use, no login required. Each tool is also a JSON API. The blacklist sweep, SSL grader and monitoring suite are next on the roadmap.

DNS

DNS free

DNS Lookup

Resolve A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SOA, CAA or SRV records via Quad9.

DNS free

Reverse DNS (PTR)

Find the PTR record(s) an IP address resolves back to.

DNS free

DNSSEC Check

Is the domain DNSSEC-signed and validating? Shows the DNSKEY/DS chain and the resolver's authenticated-data flag.

DNS free

DNS Propagation

Query a record across Quad9, Cloudflare, Mullvad and AdGuard and see whether they agree — handy after a DNS change.

DNS free

CAA Check

See which certificate authorities are authorized to issue for a domain.

DNS free

AAAA Lookup

Resolve a domain's IPv6 (AAAA) address records.

DNS free

CNAME Lookup

Resolve a host's CNAME alias and the chain it points to.

DNS free

NS Lookup

List the authoritative nameservers a domain is delegated to.

DNS free

TXT Lookup

Fetch a domain's TXT records — SPF, verification tokens and free-form text.

DNS free

SOA Lookup

Read a zone's SOA record — primary NS, contact, serial and refresh/retry/expiry timers.

DNS free

SRV Lookup

Resolve an SRV service record — priority, weight, port and target host.

DNS free

DS Lookup

The DS (delegation signer) records that link a zone to its parent in the DNSSEC chain.

DNS free

DNSKEY Lookup

The DNSKEY records (ZSK/KSK, with key tags) a zone publishes for DNSSEC.

DNS free

DNS Check

A one-shot overview of a domain's core records (A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, SOA, CAA) plus its DNSSEC status.

DNS free

LOC Lookup

Resolve a DNS LOC record — the latitude, longitude and altitude published for a name.

DNS free

CERT Lookup

Fetch CERT records — certificates or CRLs stored in DNS (PKIX, PGP, SPKI…).

DNS free

IPSECKEY Lookup

Resolve IPSECKEY records — the IPsec public key and gateway published for a host.

DNS free

RRSIG Lookup

The RRSIG signatures over a name — each DNSSEC signature, its validity window and signer.

DNS free

NSEC Lookup

The NSEC record — the authenticated next name and the record types that exist (DNSSEC).

DNS free

NSEC3PARAM Lookup

The NSEC3PARAM record — the hash, iterations and salt for a zone’s NSEC3 chain (DNSSEC).