Which nameservers do I delegate my domain to?

Delegate your domain to dns1.int.yt and dns2.int.yt. Both names resolve to the same anycast address, so queries are answered from whichever network reaches it first.

Can I point my root domain at a hostname instead of an IP address?

Yes. Publish an ALIAS record at the apex. A CNAME is not allowed there because the apex must also carry SOA and NS records; ALIAS is.

Is the REST API available on the free plan?

Yes. Every tier gets the same API, the same record types and the same anycast infrastructure. Paid tiers only raise the domain-slot ceiling.

Apex ALIAS, on the free plan

Free authoritative DNS with 1,000 records per domain

Intent-DNS is anycast DNS for developers — apex ALIAS so your root domain can point at a hostname, a full REST API, and 1,000 records per domain, more than most real zones use. Free forever, no card required.

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No credit card API on every plan 9 record types

What you cannot publish

@   CNAME   project.onrender.com.
                 ^ rejected

The apex of example.com is already the name in the zone’s SOA and NS records. A CNAME there would make the zone self-referential, so the RFC forbids it outright.

What you publish instead

@   ALIAS   project.onrender.com.
@   NS       dns1.int.yt.
@   SOA     ns1.int.yt. hostmaster.int.yt. 1

ALIAS flattens the target into an address answer, so the apex resolves like an A record while SOA and NS stay exactly where they belong.

What you get on every plan

Free and paid run the same engine, expose the same API and accept the same record types. Only the number of domains changes.

ALIAS at the apex

A CNAME cannot sit at a zone apex, because the apex also carries SOA and NS. ALIAS can — point your root domain at any hostname and it resolves like an A record.

Full REST API

Every dashboard action has an API equivalent. Create zones, edit records, read your limits — all on every plan, free included.

1,000 records per domain

The same ceiling on the free plan as on the paid ones. Paid tiers raise the domain count, not the record count.

Anycast nameservers

dns1.int.yt and dns2.int.yt resolve to one anycast address, so a query is answered from whichever network reaches it first.

Nine record types

A, AAAA, ALIAS, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, NS and CAA. Validation rejects the combinations DNS forbids, like ALIAS alongside an A record.

Import an existing zone

Point us at a domain and DNS discovery finds the records already published there, so you can review and import them instead of retyping.

Every record type, none held back

Nine types, all on the free plan. See what each one looks like in a real zone.

APoint a hostname at an IPv4 address.

AAAAPoint a hostname at an IPv6 address.

ALIASPoint the zone apex at a hostname — where CNAME is not allowed.

CNAMEAlias one hostname to another.

MXRoute inbound email, with priority ordering.

TXTFree-form text for SPF, DKIM and domain verification.

SRVAdvertise a service host and port for discovery.

NSDelegate a subzone to a different set of nameservers.

CAARestrict which certificate authorities may issue for your domain.

Delegate two nameservers and you are authoritative

1,000 records per domain on every plan, API included. No trial, no card, no downgrade trap.

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