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MX Record Lookup

Find the mail servers responsible for receiving email for any domain.

Lowest priority number wins — mail is delivered to the lowest-priority reachable server first.

How to read the result

MX records list mail exchangers with a priority number. Senders try the lowest number first and fall through to higher numbers if it is unreachable. No MX usually means the domain does not receive mail.

Example

google.com MX → 10 smtp.google.com (lowest priority first)

FAQ

Which server gets mail first?

The one with the lowest priority number.

No MX record?

The domain likely does not accept email, or mail falls back to its A record per RFC 5321.

Why several MX records?

Redundancy — backup servers take over if the primary is down.