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# Google Cloud DNS

> Learn how to verify your domain on SendKit using Google Cloud DNS.

## Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

1. A [SendKit account](https://app.sendkit.dev/register) with a domain added
2. Access to your [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com)
3. Your domain's DNS records from the SendKit domain detail page

## Add DNS records

Log in to Google Cloud Console, go to **Network services > Cloud DNS**, select your managed zone. Click **Add standard** for each of the following.

### 1. DKIM record

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a new record set">
    Click **Add standard**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the DNS name">
    In the **DNS name** field, enter `sendkit._domainkey`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the type">
    Choose **TXT** from the Resource record type dropdown.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the value">
    In the **Routing data** field, paste the DKIM value from SendKit **wrapped in double quotes**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Leave TTL as `3600` and click **Create**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  Google Cloud DNS requires TXT record values to be enclosed in **double quotes**. If you paste the value without quotes, the record will fail.
</Warning>

| Cloud DNS field      | SendKit value                                  |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| DNS name             | `sendkit._domainkey`                           |
| Resource record type | `TXT`                                          |
| Routing data         | `"your DKIM value from SendKit"` (with quotes) |
| TTL                  | `3600`                                         |

### 2. SPF record

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a new record set">
    Click **Add standard**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the DNS name">
    Enter `send`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the type">
    Choose **TXT**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the value">
    Paste the SPF value from SendKit **wrapped in double quotes**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Leave TTL as `3600` and click **Create**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

| Cloud DNS field      | SendKit value                                 |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| DNS name             | `send`                                        |
| Resource record type | `TXT`                                         |
| Routing data         | `"your SPF value from SendKit"` (with quotes) |
| TTL                  | `3600`                                        |

### 3. MX record

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a new record set">
    Click **Add standard**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the DNS name">
    Enter `send`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the type">
    Choose **MX**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the value">
    Enter the priority followed by the MX value: `10 your-mx-value-from-sendkit.`
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Leave TTL as `3600` and click **Create**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  In Cloud DNS, MX records combine the priority and value in one field. Enter `10` followed by a space, then the MX value from SendKit with a trailing dot (e.g., `10 feedback-smtp.us-east-2.amazonses.com.`).
</Note>

| Cloud DNS field      | SendKit value                    |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| DNS name             | `send`                           |
| Resource record type | `MX`                             |
| Routing data         | `10 your-mx-value-from-sendkit.` |
| TTL                  | `3600`                           |

### 4. DMARC record (optional)

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a new record set">
    Click **Add standard**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the DNS name">
    Enter `_dmarc`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the type">
    Choose **TXT**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the value">
    Enter `"v=DMARC1; p=none;"` (with quotes).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Leave TTL as `3600` and click **Create**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Verify your domain

Go back to your [SendKit domain detail page](https://app.sendkit.dev) and click **Refresh**. Google Cloud DNS changes typically propagate within a few minutes.

<Info>
  If verification doesn't succeed immediately, wait a few minutes and try again. SendKit also checks automatically in the background.
</Info>

## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="TXT record values need quotes">
    Google Cloud DNS requires all TXT values to be wrapped in double quotes. If verification fails, check that your records include the quotes.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="MX record needs a trailing dot">
    Cloud DNS uses fully qualified domain names. Add a trailing dot (`.`) at the end of the MX value.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Managed zone not found">
    Make sure you've created a managed zone for your domain and that your domain's nameservers point to the ones listed in the zone details (e.g., `ns-cloud-a1.googledomains.com`).
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>