DNS Lookup
dns_lookupQuery DNS records (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, SOA, CAA) for a domain and validate email-related records, including DNSSEC presence and SPF/DMARC syntax, returning severity-rated diagnostics. Use this for a single authoritative answer about one domain. Use dns_propagation instead when you need to compare answers across multiple global resolvers (e.g., right after a change), or email_auth for a full SPF/DKIM/DMARC deliverability assessment. Read-only; requires no API key or authentication; subject to rate limiting. Returns a text report: status, KPI summary, detected issues, and recommended actions.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| domain | Yes | Registrable domain or hostname to query, without scheme or path (e.g., 'example.com' or 'mail.example.com'). Do not include 'http://' or a trailing slash. |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| kpis | No | Key metrics as label/value pairs | |
| grade | No | Letter grade (A+ to F) when the tool grades the target | |
| score | No | 0-100 score when the tool scores the target | |
| issues | No | Detected problems, severity-rated | |
| status | Yes | Overall verdict, e.g. 'good' | 'warning' | 'bad' | 'info' | 'unknown' | |
| actions | No | Recommended next actions, most important first | |
| summary | No | One-paragraph interpretation of the result | |
| reportUrl | Yes | Human-facing interactive report for this exact lookup on dechonet.com |