Find the IPv4 address(es) behind any hostname via its A record.
An A record maps a hostname to one or more IPv4 addresses. Large sites return several (round-robin). A 404 means the name has no A record — it may be IPv6-only (AAAA) or an alias.
google.com → 142.250.x.x, TTL 300sLoad balancing. Clients pick one; all are valid.
It may be IPv6-only or CNAME-aliased. Check AAAA or CNAME lookups.
Seconds resolvers cache the answer before re-querying.