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Add a TXT record on AWS Route 53

Publish DomainProof's TXT record from the Route 53 console, including the quoting Route 53 needs for TXT values.

If DomainProof detected Route 53 as your domain's DNS provider, here's how to publish its TXT record from the Route 53 console.

The record DomainProof asks for is two values shown on the hosted verification page:

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

1Open the domain's hosted zone

Sign in to the Route 53 console, choose Hosted zones in the navigation pane, then choose the hosted zone matching your domain.

2Create a record

Choose Create record.

3Enter the record name, type, and value

  • Record name — the prefix only, not the full hostname: drop the trailing .example.com that DomainProof's Host value ends with. For a host of _acme-challenge.example.com, enter _acme-challenge.
  • Record type — TXT.
  • Value — wrap the Value DomainProof shows you in double quotes, e.g. "acme-verify=abc123". Route 53 requires TXT values to be quoted; leaving the quotes off is the most common reason a Route 53 TXT record doesn't verify.
  • TTL — leave the default, or use 300 seconds.
  • Routing policy — leave as Simple routing.

Choose Create records.

4Recheck

Route 53 changes typically propagate to its own nameservers within about a minute. Back on DomainProof's hosted verification page, click Recheck, or wait for its automatic poll (every 20 seconds).

Where to next

Add a TXT record on AWS Route 53 — DomainProof docs