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check_propagation

A tool of dev.dnsdoctor/dns-doctor

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Use this when the user asks whether a DNS change has propagated globally, or why a record shows in one place and not another. Check whether a DNS change has propagated GLOBALLY: six vantage points (five owner-run probes across four continents plus this server's own resolver) each read the same name through several resolvers, and the grid plus a deterministic verdict comes back. Call it after the human publishes a record — you have ONE network vantage point, and a record that resolves for you can still be missing elsewhere. name is the exact name (www. is not stripped, _dmarc.example.com works), record_type is A|AAAA|CNAME|MX|TXT|NS, and the optional expected_value turns each cell into match or mismatch instead of agreement-only. Observation only: no record is ever composed here. A cell that did not answer is unavailable, which is NOT a negative result, and when fewer than three vantage points were reached the verdict downgrades to unknown — report vantage_reached of vantage_total rather than calling a name converged on partial coverage.

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
namestringyesThe exact DNS name to look up, e.g. example.com, www.example.com or _dmarc.example.com. It is used as given — a leading www. is NOT stripped and underscore labels are kept — so pass the name the record is actually published at, not the registrable domain.
record_typestringnoThe record type to read at that exact name (default A). SPF and DMARC records are TXT — pass TXT with the right name rather than expecting a derived query name.
expected_valueanynoOptional value the record should now hold, e.g. '1.2.3.4' or the new DMARC record text. Supply it and each cell is reported as match or mismatch against it; omit it and the check only reports whether the vantage points agree with each other.
Raw JSON schema
{
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "description": "The exact DNS name to look up, e.g. example.com, www.example.com or _dmarc.example.com. It is used as given — a leading www. is NOT stripped and underscore labels are kept — so pass the name the record is actually published at, not the registrable domain.",
      "title": "Name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "record_type": {
      "default": "A",
      "description": "The record type to read at that exact name (default A). SPF and DMARC records are TXT — pass TXT with the right name rather than expecting a derived query name.",
      "enum": [
        "A",
        "AAAA",
        "CNAME",
        "MX",
        "TXT",
        "NS"
      ],
      "title": "Record Type",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "expected_value": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Optional value the record should now hold, e.g. '1.2.3.4' or the new DMARC record text. Supply it and each cell is reported as match or mismatch against it; omit it and the check only reports whether the vantage points agree with each other.",
      "title": "Expected Value"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name"
  ],
  "type": "object",
  "title": "check_propagationArguments"
}

First seen 2026-09-15 · last seen 2026-09-15