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DNS Resolver Comparison

Explore DNS Resolver Comparison API documentation, request parameters, response fields, code examples, and error handling for DomScan integrations.

DNS Resolver Comparison

Compare DNS record answers from two independently queried public recursive DoH providers: Cloudflare and Google. Both are global-anycast services, so results are provider observations from the Worker request path, not geographic probes, authoritative nameserver checks, or proof of worldwide propagation.

GET /v1/dns/propagation

Query Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
domain required string Domain to query through each configured resolver (e.g., "example.com")
type optional string Record type to compare: A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SOA (default: A)
expected optional string Optional expected record value to use as the comparison basis (e.g., a new IP address)

Response Fields

FieldTypeDescription
propagation_percentagenumberWithout expected: largest identical-answer cohort divided by all configured resolvers. With expected: exact expected-value matches divided by all configured resolvers (0-100)
fully_propagatedbooleanTrue when all configured resolvers converge, or when all match expected if it is supplied
consistentbooleanTrue only when every configured resolver succeeds and returns the same canonical answer set
unique_valuesarrayUnique record values returned by successful resolvers
resultsarrayPer-resolver provider, records, observed TTL, request-path response time, and errors

Example Request

# Compare A records across configured resolvers
curl -H "X-API-Key: your-api-key" "https://domscan.net/v1/dns/propagation?domain=example.com&type=A"

# Compare MX answers against an expected value
curl -H "X-API-Key: your-api-key" "https://domscan.net/v1/dns/propagation?domain=example.com&type=MX&expected=mail.example.com"
const domscanFetch = (url, options = {}) =>
  fetch(url, {
    ...options,
    headers: { ...options.headers, "X-API-Key": "your-api-key" },
  });

const url = new URL("https://domscan.net/v1/dns/propagation");
url.searchParams.set("domain", "example.com");
url.searchParams.set("type", "A");
url.searchParams.set("expected", "203.0.113.42");

const response = await domscanFetch(url);
const data = await response.json();

// Legacy response field names are retained for API compatibility.
console.log(`Resolver convergence: ${data.propagation_percentage}%`);
console.log(`All configured resolvers match: ${data.fully_propagated}`);

// Check which servers are still showing old values
data.results
  .filter(r => !r.success || !r.records.includes(data.expected_value))
  .forEach(r => console.log(`${r.server.name}: ${r.records}`));
import requests

domscan = requests.Session()
domscan.headers.update({"X-API-Key": "your-api-key"})

response = domscan.get(
    "https://domscan.net/v1/dns/propagation",
    params={"domain": "example.com", "type": "A"}
)
data = response.json()

# Legacy response field names are retained for API compatibility.
print(f"Resolver convergence: {data['propagation_percentage']}%")
print(f"All configured resolvers match: {data['fully_propagated']}")

# Show servers with different values
for result in data['results']:
    print(f"{result['server']['name']}: {result['records']}")
package main

import (
  "encoding/json"
  "fmt"
  "net/http"
  "os"
)

func domscanGet(url string) (*http.Response, error) {
  request, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil)
  if err != nil {
    return nil, err
  }
  request.Header.Set("X-API-Key", os.Getenv("DOMSCAN_API_KEY"))
  return http.DefaultClient.Do(request)
}

func main() {
  resp, _ := domscanGet("https://domscan.net/v1/dns/propagation?domain=example.com&type=A")
  defer resp.Body.Close()

  var data map[string]interface{}
  json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&data)

  // Legacy response field names are retained for API compatibility.
  fmt.Printf("Resolver convergence: %.0f%%\n", data["propagation_percentage"])
  fmt.Printf("All configured resolvers match: %v\n", data["fully_propagated"])
}
require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI("https://domscan.net/v1/dns/propagation?domain=example.com&type=A")
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request["X-API-Key"] = ENV.fetch("DOMSCAN_API_KEY")
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") { |http| http.request(request) }
data = JSON.parse(response.body)

# Legacy response field names are retained for API compatibility.
puts "Resolver convergence: #{data['propagation_percentage']}%"
puts "All configured resolvers match: #{data['fully_propagated']}"

Example Response

{
  "domain": "example.com",
  "record_type": "A",
  "measurement_scope": "configured_recursive_resolvers",
  "percentage_basis": "resolver_convergence",
  "propagation_percentage": 100,
  "fully_propagated": true,
  "consistent": true,
  "unique_values": ["93.184.216.34"],
  "results": [
    {
      "server": {
        "name": "Cloudflare 1.1.1.1",
        "ip": "1.1.1.1",
        "provider": "Cloudflare",
        "location": "Global anycast",
        "country": "GLOBAL",
        "scope": "global-anycast",
        "doh_endpoint": "https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query"
      },
      "success": true,
      "records": ["93.184.216.34"],
      "ttl": 86400,
      "response_time_ms": 12
    },
    {
      "server": {
        "name": "Google Public DNS",
        "ip": "8.8.8.8",
        "provider": "Google",
        "location": "Global anycast",
        "country": "GLOBAL",
        "scope": "global-anycast",
        "doh_endpoint": "https://dns.google/resolve"
      },
      "success": true,
      "records": ["93.184.216.34"],
      "ttl": 86400,
      "response_time_ms": 15
    }
  ],
  "summary": {
    "total_servers": 2,
    "successful": 2,
    "failed": 0
  }
}
GET /v1/dns/servers

List the two public recursive DoH providers used for comparison: Cloudflare and Google. Both are global-anycast resolvers, not geographic probes or authoritative nameservers.

Example Response

{
  "measurement_scope": "configured_recursive_resolvers",
  "geographic_vantage": false,
  "servers": [
    {
      "name": "Cloudflare 1.1.1.1",
      "ip": "1.1.1.1",
      "provider": "Cloudflare",
      "location": "Global anycast",
      "country": "GLOBAL",
      "scope": "global-anycast",
      "doh_endpoint": "https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query"
    },
    {
      "name": "Google Public DNS",
      "ip": "8.8.8.8",
      "provider": "Google",
      "location": "Global anycast",
      "country": "GLOBAL",
      "scope": "global-anycast",
      "doh_endpoint": "https://dns.google/resolve"
    }
  ],
  "total": 2
}

Response Fields

Field Type
measurement_scope string
geographic_vantage boolean
servers[] object[]
servers[] object
servers[].name string
servers[].location string
servers[].country string
servers[].ip string
servers[].provider string
servers[].scope string
servers[].doh_endpoint string
servers[].documentation_url string
servers[].format string
total integer
POST /v1/dns/propagation/bulk

Body Parameters

Parameter Type required
domains string[] required
type string optional
expected string optional

Response Fields

Field Type
results[] unknown[]
meta object
meta.total integer
meta.succeeded integer
meta.failed integer
meta.max_items integer
meta.credits_per_item integer
meta.duration_ms integer

Example Request

curl -X POST "https://domscan.net/v1/dns/propagation/bulk" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $DOMSCAN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "domains": [
    "example.com",
    "cloudflare.com"
  ],
  "type": "A"
}'

Example Response

{
  "results": [
    null
  ],
  "meta": {
    "total": 1,
    "succeeded": 1,
    "failed": 1,
    "max_items": 10,
    "credits_per_item": 1,
    "duration_ms": 1
  }
}