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SPF record for Amazon Route 53

How to add a SPF record when DNS or mail is at Amazon Route 53. Real steps, then a live lookup.

Hosted zone must be the one the domain's NS records actually use.

  1. Hosted zone > Create record > Simple routing > TXT.
  2. Record name blank for the apex. Value wrapped in quotes: "v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all"

Official docs: Amazon Route 53. Other records for this provider: SPF · DKIM · DMARC

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v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all

Publish as a single TXT record on the apex. Never create two SPF records.

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