DNS Propagation Checker API
Free public REST API for the DNS Propagation Checker on Domainee. No API key, CORS-enabled, rate-limited per IP.
GET
https://api.domainee.dev/v1/tools/dns-propagation-checker?host=domainee.devQuery the same hostname against ~10 public resolvers across the world (Cloudflare, Google, Quad9, OpenDNS, etc.) and report which ones see the same answer. Useful right after a DNS change.
Free. No API key required. CORS-enabled. Rate-limited per IP at 30/min and 500/day.
Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
hostrequired | query | string | Hostname to query across resolvers. example: domainee.dev |
type | query | A | AAAA | CNAME | MX | TXT | NS | Record type to check. Defaults to A. |
Example request
curl
curl -s "https://api.domainee.dev/v1/tools/dns-propagation-checker?host=domainee.dev&type=A" | jqExample response
response.json
{
"ok": true,
"data": {
"domain": "domainee.dev",
"type": "A",
"consistent": true,
"results": [
{
"resolver": "Cloudflare (1.1.1.1)",
"values": [
"35.165.194.233"
]
},
{
"resolver": "Google (8.8.8.8)",
"values": [
"35.165.194.233"
]
}
]
}
}Other languages
fetch.js
const res = await fetch("https://api.domainee.dev/v1/tools/dns-propagation-checker?host=domainee.dev&type=");
const { ok, data } = await res.json();requests.py
import requests
r = requests.get(
"https://api.domainee.dev/v1/tools/dns-propagation-checker",
params={"host":"domainee.dev","type":""},
)
data = r.json()["data"]Rate limits & errors
- 30 requests/minute and 500 requests/day per IP. Exceeding either returns HTTP 429 with a
Retry-Afterheader. - All responses are JSON with the envelope
{ "ok": true, "data": {...} }on success or{ "ok": false, "error": { "code", "message" } }on failure. codevalues are stable; safe to switch on programmatically.messageis human-friendly and may change.
See also
- DNS Propagation Checker visual tool — UI version that hits this same API.
- Free APIs overview — rate limits, response envelope, error codes.