MX Lookup in Google Sheets & Excel

What this pulls

Pull mail-server records by the row. Returns live MX priority and host for a whole 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.

mxlookup.xlsxsample data

B2fx

Domain

yahoo.com

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("mxlookup", "yahoo.com") 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("mxlookup", "yahoo.com")

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("mxlookup", "yahoo.com")

Fields you can pull

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

Mx
=VERVE("mxlookup", "yahoo.com", "field", "mx")
Mx › Priority
=VERVE("mxlookup", "yahoo.com", "field", "mx.0.priority")
Mx › Exchange
=VERVE("mxlookup", "yahoo.com", "field", "mx.0.exchange")
Domain
=VERVE("mxlookup", "yahoo.com", "field", "domain")

MX Lookup, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull MX Lookup into Google Sheets?

Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("mxlookup", "yahoo.com", "field", "mx") 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 MX Lookup?

MX Lookup returns mx, mx.0.priority, mx.0.exchange and domain — 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.

Can I fill a whole column of MX 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 MX 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 MX 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.

MX Lookup

Audit a list of domains

Enrich a prospect sheet

Monitor on a schedule

MX Lookup, answered

Put MX Lookup in your next spreadsheet. Add the extension, paste the formula, and the cell keeps itself current.

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