# Adding a TXT Record Set

#### Scenarios

A TXT record set provides description for a domain name.

For details about other record set types, see Record Set Types and Configuration Rules.

#### Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. In the service list, choose Network > Domain Name Service.

   The DNS console is displayed.

3. In the navigation pane, choose Public Zones or Private Zones.

   The zone list is displayed.

4. (Optional) If you have selected Private Zones, click on the upper left corner to select the region and project.
5. Click the zone name.
6. Click Add Record Set.

   The Add Record Set dialog box is displayed.

7. Set required parameters based on Table 1.

   Table 1 Parameters for adding a TXT record set
   Parameter | Description | Example Value
   --- | --- | ---

   Name

   Prefix of the domain name to be resolved

   For example, if the zone name is example.com, the domain name prefix can be as follows:
   - www: The domain name is www.example.com, which is usually used for a website.
   - Left blank: The domain name is example.com.

     In some cases, you may need to set the record set name to the at sign (@). However, the at sign is not supported. Leave the Name blank.

   - abc: The domain name is abc.example.com, a subdomain of example.com.
   - mail: The domain name is mail.example.com, which is typically used for an email server.
   - *: The domain name is *.example.com, which is a wildcard domain name, indicating all subdomains of example.com.

   Left blank

   Type | Type of the record set If a message is displayed indicating that the record set you are trying to create exists, the record set conflicts with an existing record set. | TXT – Specify text records
   TTL (s) | Cache duration of the record set on a local DNS server, in seconds The value ranges from 1 to 2147483647, and the default is 300. If your service address changes frequently, set TTL to a smaller value. | The default value is 300, which is, 5 minutes.

   Value

   Text content

   Configuration rules:
   - Text record values must be enclosed in double quotation marks.
   - One or more text record values are supported, each on a separate line.

     A maximum of 50 text record values can be entered.

   - A single text record value can contain multiple character strings, each of which is double quoted and separated from others using a space.

     One character string cannot exceed 255 characters.

     A value must not exceed 4096 characters.

   - The value cannot be left blank.
   - The text cannot contain a backslash (\).

   - Single text record:

     "aaa"

   - Multiple text records:

     "bbb"

     "ccc"

   - A text record that contains multiple strings:

     "ddd" "eee" "fff"

   Tags | (Optional) Identifier of a resource Each tag contains a key and a value. You can add a maximum of 20 tags to a record set. This parameter is displayed when you enable Other Settings. For details about tag key and value requirements, see Table 2. | example_key1 example_value1
   Description | (Optional) Supplementary information about the record set You can enter a maximum of 255 characters. | -

   Table 2 Tag key and value requirements
   Parameter | Requirements | Example Value
   --- | --- | ---

   Key

   - Cannot be left blank.
   - Must be unique for each resource.
   - Can contain a maximum of 36 characters.

   example_key1

   Value

   - Cannot be left blank.
   - Can contain a maximum of 43 characters.

   example_value1

8. Click OK.
9. Switch back to the Record Sets page.

   View the added record set in the record set list of the zone and ensure that the status of the record set is Normal.

Parent topic: Adding Record Sets