MX API

Mail exchange records for a domain.

Mail exchange records for a domain. Each row is a priority and host, sorted the way mailers prefer them.

Empty mx means no MX. To check if a domain is free to register, use Domain.

Lookup

GET

api.parseapi.com/mx/{domain}

MX hosts and priorities (empty array if none)

curl "https://api.parseapi.com/mx/gmail.com" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "domain": "gmail.com",
  "mx": [
    {
      "priority": 5,
      "host": "gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com"
    },
    {
      "priority": 10,
      "host": "alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com"
    },
    // ... 3 more
  ]
}

Response fields

domain: Hostname checked
mx: MX list, priority and host (empty if none)

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