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api-ninjas-com MX Lookup API

The MX Lookup API retrieves mail exchange (MX) records for any given domain.

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GET /v1/mxlookup Retrieve MX records for a domain #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Ninjas MX Lookup API
  description: 'Combined OpenAPI specification for every API Ninjas endpoint. Requests go to https://api.api-ninjas.com with an `X-Api-Key` header; get a free key at https://api-ninjas.com/register. Human-readable docs: https://api-ninjas.com/api. Index for LLMs: https://api-ninjas.com/llms.txt.'
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: API Ninjas
    url: https://api-ninjas.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
servers:
- url: https://api.api-ninjas.com
  description: API Ninjas Production
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: MX Lookup
  description: The MX Lookup API retrieves mail exchange (MX) records for any given domain.
paths:
  /v1/mxlookup:
    get:
      tags:
      - MX Lookup
      summary: Retrieve MX records for a domain
      description: Returns the mail-exchange (MX) records for a `domain`, showing which servers accept its email. For other record types use /dnslookup.
      operationId: getMXRecords
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/domain'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MXLookupResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MxLookupOpenapi_Error'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MxLookupOpenapi_Error'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MxLookupOpenapi_Error'
      security:
      - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  parameters:
    domain:
      in: query
      name: domain
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Valid domain to check (e.g. x.com). All top-level domains are supported.
  schemas:
    MXRecord:
      type: object
      properties:
        priority:
          type: integer
          description: The priority of the mail server. Lower values denote higher priority.
        value:
          type: string
          description: The domain name of the mail server.
      required:
      - priority
      - value
    MXLookupResponse:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/MXRecord'
    MxLookupOpenapi_Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Description of the error.
      required:
      - message
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Api-Key
externalDocs:
  description: API Ninjas documentation
  url: https://api-ninjas.com/api