{"id":1385,"date":"2019-02-08T10:36:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T10:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2019\/02\/08\/1583673-what-is-the-spf-record-for-hostinger-email\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T07:13:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:13:30","slug":"1583673-what-is-the-spf-record-for-hostinger-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583673-what-is-the-spf-record-for-hostinger-email\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the SPF Record for Hostinger Email?"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPF <\/b>stands for Sender Policy Framework<\/b>. SPF records are DNS records of TXT type<\/a><\/b> that specify which mail servers can send emails on behalf of a specific domain.<\/p>

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When an email is received, the recipient’s mail server checks the SPF record of the sender’s domain to verify if the sending server is permitted to send emails for that domain. This improves the deliverability of your messages<\/a><\/b> and helps prevent them from being marked as spam.<\/p>

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If you use Hostinger Email<\/a> <\/b>with your domain<\/b>, the default SPF record is the following:<\/p>

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Type<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Host<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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TXT value<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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TTL<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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TXT<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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@<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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v=spf1 include:_spf.mail.hostinger.com ~all<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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300 or default<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>

For subdomains<\/b>, instead of the @<\/b> in the host field, enter the name of your subdomain; e.g. an SPF record for the subdomain shop.domain.tld<\/b>, will look similar to this:<\/p>

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Type<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Host<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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TXT value<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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TTL<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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TXT<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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shop<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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v=spf1 include:_spf.mail.hostinger.com ~all<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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default<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>

You can also find the values Hostinger Email MX records<\/b> on the Emails<\/a> <\/b>section of your hPanel:<\/p>

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    Click on the Manage<\/b> button next to the preferred email account<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Select Connect Domain <\/b>on the left sidebar<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Check the Protect your reputation<\/b> tab where the Expected records<\/b> will be displayed:
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    To add this record to your domain, follow the steps depending on where your domain is pointing:<\/p>