{"id":7828,"date":"2022-10-04T06:58:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T06:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=7828"},"modified":"2024-06-07T13:03:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:03:00","password":"","slug":"how-do-i-verify-domain-ownership","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-do-i-verify-domain-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I verify domain ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For most third party services such as Google Search Console, Blogger, etc you are required to verify that you own a specific domain before you can use it with the third party service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, <strong>three<\/strong> methods are provided to allow verification of the domains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>DNS method <\/li><li>HTML method<\/li><li>File upload method<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With DNS method, you will be provided with a <strong>TXT<\/strong> record or <strong>CNAME<\/strong> record and asked to update that on your domain DNS Manager. If you succeeded in this, it means you own the domain hence you will have verified ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, for HTML method, you are provided with a some HTML content and asked to update this on your website files. This may be often complex as most people use CMS to build their websites and may have a hard time locating <strong><em>&lt;head&gt;&lt;\/head&gt;<\/em><\/strong> section of the files for them to insert needed content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, in File upload method, you are provided with a file and asked to upload it on your web server at a specific location. This may also present some challenges depending on the way your site was built. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the method we recommend is DNS method. This is what we will further on in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verifying Ownership using DNS Method.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing would be to get the DNS records you are required to use. These are provided by the service provider. For example, if I want to verify my domain so I can consume<a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/about\"> <strong>Google Search Console<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>services, I will be provided with DNS records by Google on my dashboard as follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-13-19-50-Overview.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-13-19-50-Overview.png 649w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-13-19-50-Overview-300x271.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-13-19-50-Overview-50x45.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-13-19-50-Overview-600x543.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-13-19-50-Overview-320x289.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then you need to copy the DNS records and sign in to your DNS Management platform. Here, we will consider the three popular DNS platforms below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">cPanel Zone Editor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This applies if you have cPanel hosting. If you do not, please skip these steps and go to the next section<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Login to your <strong>cPanel<\/strong><\/li><li>Navigate to <strong>Zone Editor<\/strong> and click <strong>Manage<\/strong><\/li><li>Click <strong>Add Record<\/strong> button. Change the <strong>Type<\/strong> column to <strong>TXT<\/strong> then copy in the DNS records<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"938\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1526 \/ 938;\" width=\"1526\" autoplay controls src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/simplescreenrecorder-2022-10-03_13.33.08-1.mkv\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Olitt DNS Manager<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do not have hosting, we provide free DNS management platform via Olitt. All you need to do is create an account with us then use <a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-login-to-olitt-from-client-area\/\">this guide<\/a> to login to your DNS dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once there, follow these steps to add your domain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Go to <strong>DNS<\/strong> Management<\/li><li>Click <strong>Manage<\/strong> next to your domain name. If not listed, you can click <strong>Add Domain<\/strong> button on your top right<\/li><li>Click <strong>Add Record<\/strong> button and type in your <strong>DNS<\/strong> record details. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"956\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1678 \/ 956;\" width=\"1678\" controls src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/simplescreenrecorder-2022-10-03_13.53.42-2.mkv\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cloudflare <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you use Cloudflare for your DNS, follow these steps instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Login to <a href=\"https:\/\/dash.cloudflare.com\">Cloudflare<\/a><\/li><li>Click on your <strong>Domain name<\/strong> then click <strong>DNS<\/strong> tab on the left menu<\/li><li>Add your <strong>DNS<\/strong> record then click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-13-59-45-DNS-rawle3.xyz-Linuxnimbus@gmail.coms-Account-Cloudflare-1024x368.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-13-59-45-DNS-rawle3.xyz-Linuxnimbus@gmail.coms-Account-Cloudflare-1024x368.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-13-59-45-DNS-rawle3.xyz-Linuxnimbus@gmail.coms-Account-Cloudflare-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-13-59-45-DNS-rawle3.xyz-Linuxnimbus@gmail.coms-Account-Cloudflare-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-13-59-45-DNS-rawle3.xyz-Linuxnimbus@gmail.coms-Account-Cloudflare-50x18.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-13-59-45-DNS-rawle3.xyz-Linuxnimbus@gmail.coms-Account-Cloudflare-920x331.png 920w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-13-59-45-DNS-rawle3.xyz-Linuxnimbus@gmail.coms-Account-Cloudflare-600x216.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-13-59-45-DNS-rawle3.xyz-Linuxnimbus@gmail.coms-Account-Cloudflare-320x115.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-13-59-45-DNS-rawle3.xyz-Linuxnimbus@gmail.coms-Account-Cloudflare.png 1416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you use an external DNS service, check with the Support Team on how to update the DNS records successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once done, you need to go back to your third party service provider that wanted you to verify ownership and initiate a check. 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