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Add a TXT record on Cloudflare

Publish DomainProof's TXT record from Cloudflare's DNS dashboard — or use the one-click "Add this record for me" button instead.

If DomainProof detected Cloudflare as your domain's DNS provider, the hosted verification page offers a one-click Add this record for me button that writes the record for you — see Cloudflare one-click DNS setup. The steps below are for adding it by hand instead.

The record DomainProof asks for is two values shown on that page:

  • Host — something like _acme-challenge.example.com.
  • Value — something like acme-verify=abc123.

1Open the domain's DNS records

Sign in to the Cloudflare dashboard, select the domain (Cloudflare calls it a "website" or "zone"), then open the DNS section from the left sidebar.

2Add a new record

Click Add record. Set the Type dropdown to TXT.

3Enter the name and content

  • Name — paste the Host value DomainProof gave you. Cloudflare accepts either the full hostname (_acme-challenge.example.com) or just the prefix (_acme-challenge) — it strips the zone's own domain automatically either way.
  • Content — paste the Value exactly as shown.
  • TTL — leave it at Auto.

TXT records aren't proxyable, so there's no orange/grey cloud toggle to worry about here.

Click Save.

4Recheck

Back on DomainProof's hosted verification page, click Recheck, or just wait for its automatic poll (every 20 seconds). Cloudflare's own DNS updates are usually visible within seconds.

Where to next

Add a TXT record on Cloudflare — DomainProof docs