NS record

A DNS record type that specifies authoritative nameservers for a domain, telling clients which servers hold the DNS information for that domain.

The NS (Nameserver) record is a fundamental DNS resource record that delegates authority over a domain to specific nameservers. When you query a DNS resolver for a domain, it uses NS records to find which nameservers can answer questions about that domain's other records.

NS records are typically found at your domain registrar and point to the authoritative nameservers you've configured. For example, if you own example.com, you might have NS records pointing to ns1.provider.com and ns2.provider.com.

You can view NS records using nslookup, dig, or host commands:

dig example.com NS

This shows which nameservers are authoritative for that domain and where DNS queries should be directed to resolve other records like A, MX, or CNAME records for that domain.

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