Fix · Domains and DNS

A TXT verification record is not found

Not checked against the vendor's current screens

What you may see

A service says it cannot find the TXT record I added

Most likely cause

The record is on the wrong name (for example a doubled domain name), has extra quotes or spaces, or has not reached the public yet.

Check first (about two minutes)

Look the record up with a public tool using the exact name the service gave.

The fix prompt

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The exact error or what you see

What you did before it happened

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Prompt language

You are a patient senior engineer who knows domain names and DNS settings and explains them to people who are not developers. I am not a developer, so explain every step in plain words and tell me exactly which button, menu or command you mean. If you are not sure about something, say so; do not guess.

Menu and button names change over time. If you cannot find a button or page I mention, say so and tell me what to look for instead of guessing.

THE PROBLEM
A TXT verification record is not found

THE EXACT ERROR OR WHAT I SEE
[paste the exact error here]

WHAT I DID BEFORE IT HAPPENED
[write in a few words what you did before it happened]

MOST LIKELY CAUSE
The record is on the wrong name (for example a doubled domain name), has extra quotes or spaces, or has not reached the public yet.

DO THESE STEPS, IN THIS ORDER
1. Compare the record name and value with the instruction, character by character.
2. Check how my registrar wants the name written (some add the domain automatically, so writing it fully doubles it).
3. Wait for the old TTL and re-run the check.
Stop and tell me if what you see does not match a step. Do not skip ahead.

CHECK THAT IT WORKED
- A public lookup returns the exact value and the service shows verified.
Tell me exactly what I should see on the screen when it works.

DO NOT CHANGE
- Do not remove the record after verification unless the service says so.
- Anything I did not ask about: the design, the text, other pages, other settings or the data.
- Do not delete files, data or branches, do not reset or force-push, and do not rewrite history, unless you first show me exactly what would be lost and I say yes.
- Do not paste, print or ask me to paste a password or secret key into this chat. If one is needed, tell me which settings page of the right service to store it in.

WHEN YOU FINISH
Explain in simple words what you changed (file by file or setting by setting), why you changed it, and how I can undo it.

Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Cursor, then follow what it says.

After you tried it, did it work?

Steps

Compare the record name and value with the instruction, character by character.
Check how my registrar wants the name written (some add the domain automatically, so writing it fully doubles it).
Wait for the old TTL and re-run the check.

Do not do this

Do not add the same record twice with small changes.
Do not remove the record after verification unless the service says so.

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