A TXT record, as the abbreviation implies, is a record, that keeps data in human-readable form and not code. It may be set up for a domain address or a subdomain for many different purposes. Search engines like Google, for example, have different ways of making sure that you're the owner of a particular domain and one of them is by creating a TXT record with unique text which they provide and that you will need to use as the record value. The exact same verification method is employed by some analytics platforms that check the traffic to your websites as well. However, in this situation the content of the record is going to be read by a robot, but it'll still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is additionally employed when you enable the so-called SPF protection for your emails in order to protect them from being forged. In such a case, the record contains information showing that a given digital message is sent from a dependable and authorized mail server. You can use a TXT record for any type of other information also, like your company details, for example.