{"id":704,"date":"2021-11-26T12:10:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T12:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5centscdn.net\/help-new\/?p=704"},"modified":"2026-03-12T17:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:54:38","slug":"what-is-spf-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.5centscdn.net\/help\/what-is-spf-record\/","title":{"rendered":"What is SPF Record?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<strong>SPF record\u00a0identifies which mail servers are permitted to send e-mail on behalf of your domain.<\/strong>\u00a0It has a key role in preventing spammers from spoofing your domain.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>SPF record<\/strong>\u00a0has the following look<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.5centscdn.net\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SPF.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"849\" height=\"126\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Why do you need an SPF record?<\/h2>\n<p>With SPF record you protect your domain reputation in front of all other email services and other receiving email servers so to say. 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