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DNS Lookup

Domain Data5 credits/cellSheets · Excel
=VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "summary.hasIPv6")
What this pulls

Pull live DNS records into your spreadsheet. Use it to read A, MX and TXT records across a column — Sheets or Excel, auto-refreshing.

It's one of 250+ live sources you reach with a single =VERVE() function — served from APIVerve's production data engine, billed at 5 credits per resolved cell, and refreshed on whatever cadence you set. No API keys to wrangle, no scripts, no exports.

See it in a cell

A real example — the input you type, and the values you can pull from it. Click any cell to see the formula behind it.

dnslookup.xlsxsample data
B2fx=VERVE("dnslookup", A2, "field", "summary.hasIPv6")
A
B
C
D
1
Domain
Summary › Has IPv6
Summary › Has Mail Servers
Summary › Has SPF
2
myspace.com
FALSE
TRUE
TRUE
3
4
click any cell to see its formula5 credits / cell
Ways to use it

Audit a list of domains

Put your domains in a column and fill =VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "summary.hasIPv6") to pull each one's records or health into the grid — a whole portfolio checked at once.

Enrich a prospect sheet

Add domain intelligence beside your leads so sales or security can sort and prioritize without leaving the sheet.

Monitor on a schedule

Let auto-refresh re-check every domain periodically so a monitoring sheet flags changes on its own.

Use it in your sheet

The same function works in both apps — install once, sign in with your key, and type it into any cell.

Google SheetsAdd-on

Install from the Workspace Marketplace, then drop the formula into a cell. Autocomplete suggests the source and its fields.

=VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "summary.hasIPv6")
Microsoft ExcelAdd-in

Same source, same arguments, same key — in Excel on desktop, the web, or mobile. Excel namespaces it as VERVE.CALL. Drag to fill a whole column.

=VERVE.CALL("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "summary.hasIPv6")
Fields you can pull

Add a field name as the last argument to land just that value in the cell.

  • Records
    =VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "records")
  • Records › A
    =VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "records.A")
  • Records › CNAMEPremium
    =VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "records.CNAME")
  • Records › MX
    =VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "records.MX")
  • Records › MX › Exchange
    =VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "records.MX.0.exchange")
  • Records › MX › Priority
    =VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "records.MX.0.priority")
  • Records › NSPremium
    =VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "records.NS")
  • Records › SOAPremium
    =VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "records.SOA")
  • Records › SOA › Nsname
    =VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "records.SOA.nsname")
  • Records › SOA › Hostmaster
    =VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "records.SOA.hostmaster")
  • Records › SOA › Serial
    =VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "records.SOA.serial")
  • Records › SOA › Refresh
    =VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "records.SOA.refresh")

Premium marks data included on paid plans. On the Free plan a marked field is withheld and a marked input is ignored — either way the cell reads #PREMIUM(name) instead of a value, so a gated answer can never be mistaken for a real one. Everything unmarked works on every plan. Compare plans

DNS Lookup, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull DNS Lookup into Google Sheets?
Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("dnslookup", "myspace.com", "field", "records") into any cell. The "field" argument names the value you want back, so the cell resolves to a single number or string you can chart, sort, or feed into another formula.
What data can I pull from DNS Lookup?
DNS Lookup returns records, records.A, records.MX, records.MX.0.exchange and records.MX.0.priority, plus 4 more — name any one of them as the "field" argument and that value lands in the cell. Leave the field out and the whole record spills into a two-column table instead.
Which DNS Lookup fields need a paid plan?
records.CNAME, records.NS and records.SOA are included from the Starter plan up. On the Free plan the cell returns #PREMIUM(field) rather than a wrong or empty value, so it's always obvious which one to upgrade for. Every other field works on Free.
Can I fill a whole column of DNS Lookup at once?
Yes. Put your domain values down a column and point the formula at the range — A2:A50 instead of A2 — and one call returns a value for every row. Dragging the formula down works too, but the range form is a single billed call per column rather than one per cell.
How many credits does each DNS Lookup cell cost?
Each resolved cell costs 5 credits. A cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a sheet you aren't touching doesn't keep charging.
Does DNS Lookup work in Excel as well as Google Sheets?
Yes — same arguments, same key, same fields. Excel namespaces custom functions, so the call is =VERVE.CALL() there and =VERVE() in Google Sheets; nothing else about it changes.
Combine it with
Check DNS Propagation
=VERVE("dnspropagation", "google.com", "field", "recordType")
Check Domain Availability
=VERVE("domainavailability", "myspace.com", "field", "available")
Check SSL Certificates
=VERVE("sslchecker", "ebay.com", "field", "subject.C")
DNSSEC Check
=VERVE("dnsseccheck", "cloudflare.com", "field", "dnssecEnabled")
Domain Expiration
=VERVE("domainexpiration", "myspace.com", "field", "daysToExpiration")
Find Subdomains
=VERVE("subdomainfinder", "google.com", "field", "rootDomain.domain")
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