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SPF / DKIM / DMARC Record Generator

Generate SPF, DKIM and DMARC DNS TXT records for your domain — pick email providers for SPF, count DNS lookups against the RFC 7208 limit, build a DKIM record from a public key, and set a DMARC rollout policy.

Input

Setup

Used to build record names (e.g. selector._domainkey.example.com, _dmarc.example.com). Leave blank for a generic example.

Time-to-live in seconds. 3600 (1h) is typical; raise after records stabilize.

SPF Record

Optional. One IP or CIDR per line. Adds ip4: mechanisms (no DNS lookup cost).

Optional. One IP or CIDR per line. Adds ip6: mechanisms.

Optional. One domain per line. Each adds include:<domain> (1 DNS lookup each).

DKIM Record

Used by your mail server. Common values: default, google, mail, s1, dkim. Must match your signer's config.

Paste the base64 public key portion. Headers/footers, newlines, and whitespace are stripped automatically.

DMARC Record

sp= tag. Leave on Inherit to omit sp= (DMARC defaults to main policy).

% of failing messages to apply the policy to. Ramp from 10 → 100 when enforcing.

Mailbox for daily XML aggregate reports. Prefix with mailto: not required — added automatically.

Optional. Mailbox for per-message failure reports. Few providers send these.

adkim= tag. Relaxed allows subdomains to match; strict requires exact match.

aspf= tag. Relaxed allows subdomains to match; strict requires exact match.

Output

SPF Record
DKIM Record
DMARC Record
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REST API

curl -X POST https://api.iotools.cloud/v1/tool/spf-dkim-dmarc-record-generator \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "domain": "example.com",
    "ttl": "3600",
    "spfEnable": "true",
    "spfGoogle": "true",
    "spfAll": "-all",
    "dkimEnable": "true",
    "dkimSelector": "google",
    "dkimKeyType": "rsa",
    "dkimPublicKey": "MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAxQy3…",
    "dmarcEnable": "true",
    "dmarcPolicy": "quarantine",
    "dmarcSubdomainPolicy": "inherit",
    "dmarcPct": "50",
    "dmarcRua": "dmarc-reports@example.com"
  }'

Swap in your own key from your account. The tool's fields are the body — no wrapper.

Ask an AI agent

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Paste this at any agent connected to the IOTools MCP server, then add your input.

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Drop this into your own page — free, no key required, just a link back.

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Guides

What are SPF, DKIM, and DMARC?

These three DNS TXT records work together to prevent your domain from being spoofed in phishing and spam emails:

  • SPF (Sender Policy Framework) lists which mail servers are allowed to send email for your domain.
  • DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) lets receiving servers cryptographically verify that a message wasn't altered in transit and really came from your domain.
  • DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) tells receivers what to do when SPF or DKIM fail, and where to send reports about those failures.

How this tool works

  1. Enter your domain (optional — leave blank for a generic example) and a TTL.
  2. For SPF, check off the email services your domain sends through (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, SendGrid, and others), optionally authorize your domain's own A/MX records, add raw IPv4/IPv6 ranges or custom includes, and pick an all mechanism (~all softfail is the safe default while rolling out; -all hardfail once you're confident every sender is listed).
  3. For DKIM, set a selector and paste your mail server's base64 public key — PEM headers and whitespace are stripped automatically.
  4. For DMARC, choose a policy (none to just monitor, quarantine to send failures to spam, reject to block them outright), a percentage to enforce it on, and an aggregate report mailbox.

Each record shows its exact Name, Type, TTL, and Value, plus contextual details: SPF counts DNS lookups against the RFC 7208 10-lookup limit and flags mechanisms that would blow past it, DKIM reports key length, and DMARC shows a recommended staged rollout.

Why the 10-lookup SPF limit matters

Every include:, bare a, bare mx, ptr, exists: and redirect= mechanism costs one DNS lookup when a receiving server evaluates your SPF record — ip4:/ip6:/all are free. RFC 7208 caps this at 10; exceeding it causes a PermError, and many receivers then treat your SPF as if it didn't exist, undermining the very protection you set it up for.

Jumping straight to p=reject risks blocking legitimate mail from services you forgot were sending on your behalf. The safer path: start at p=none with an aggregate report address to see what SPF/DKIM failures actually look like, then ramp p=quarantine at 10% and increase gradually, before finally moving to p=reject at 100%.

Common uses

  • Setting up email authentication for a new domain before sending your first campaign
  • Auditing whether an SPF record is close to the 10-lookup limit
  • Building a DKIM TXT record from a key generated by your mail provider
  • Planning a safe, staged DMARC enforcement rollout

Privacy

This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your domain and keys are never uploaded to a server.

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