NS Lookup

Find authoritative nameservers for a domain

Verify which nameservers are responsible for a DNS zone.

Type a domain to check NS records.

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What is an NS record?

NS records delegate a domain to specific authoritative nameservers.

They control which servers answer DNS queries and where DNS changes are managed.

Update NS records when migrating DNS providers or changing authoritative infrastructure.

Inspect authoritative zone metadata for the domain.

View NS records along with other record types.

At least two for redundancy. Many providers recommend two to four nameservers.

Registrar NS records delegate the zone, while DNS NS records live inside the zone itself.

Propagation depends on TTL and registrar updates, often taking several hours.