Domain Verification with Cloudflare

To add and verify a sending domain in Mailtrap, you need access to your domain’s DNS records and your domain provider account. 

Read this article for more details on setting up your sending domain. Continue reading to learn how to add Mailtrap DNS records to Cloudflare. 

Note: This guide assumes that your domain is either registered with Cloudflare and uses its nameservers or isn’t registered with Cloudflare but uses its nameservers.

  1. Open the Cloudflare dashboard and click the domain you’ve added to Mailtrap.

  1. Click DNS in the left navigation panel. This will open DNS records. 

  1. Click the Add Record button. 

  1. Return to Mailtrap. On the Verification page, you’ll see the DNS records you need to add to Cloudflare. These are Domain Verification, DKIM, SPF, DMARC, and Domain Tracking. You’ll need the values under Type, Name, and Value. 

    • Pay attention to the Type next to each record in Mailtrap and choose a relevant one in Cloudflare. There are four CNAME type records (Domain Verification, DKIM (2), and Custom Tracking Domain) and two TXT type records (SPF and DMARC). Read this article for detailed information on each DNS record. 
DNS Types and Categories in Mailtrap 
DNS record types in Cloudflare 
    • Note that you should have only one SPF record. So, if you already have one for your domain, update its value to include Mailtrap. It’s okay to have multiple DMARC records.
  1. Copy the Name and Value for each record one by one. You can do this by hovering and clicking each record. 

  1. And paste them into Cloudflare. Remember that Cloudflare refers to the Value field as Target for CNAME records and Content for TXT records.

  1. If you’re not using proxy, make sure you disable it. By default, it will be enabled. 

  1. Use the default value for TTL. 
  2. Click Save and repeat the process for all the remaining DNS records. 
  3. Then, return to Mailtrap. Some records may be verified immediately, while some may take more time. Mailtrap will check the DNS records automatically every hour, but you can force a check by clicking the Re-check DNS Records button.

  1. If you add all the required DNS records correctly, the Status of DNS records will change from Missing to Verified, and the red dots will turn green. 

If you have additional questions, consult Cloudflare documentation or contact us at support@mailtrap.io. 

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