{"id":2117,"date":"2025-02-04T14:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T14:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thesslstore.com\/resources\/?p=2117"},"modified":"2025-02-04T14:12:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T14:12:29","slug":"bimi-dns-record-with-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesslstore.com\/resources\/bimi-dns-record-with-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a BIMI DNS Record? A 2-Minute Look (5 BIMI DNS Record Examples)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brand indicators for message identification (BIMI)<\/a> is an email authentication standard that allows businesses and other organizations to display their brands\u2019 logos in the sender field of outbound emails. Using a BIMI DNS record is a great way to prove the authenticity of your marketing and outreach messages while building trust that your emails haven\u2019t been compromised after you hit \u201csend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what is a BIMI record, exactly? We\u2019ll answer that question and explore several BIMI DNS record examples in the next 90 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is a BIMI Record? A Quick Definition and Explanation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the most basic sense, a BIMI record is a small TXT record file that you can add to your domain<\/a>. This is done through your domain name system (DNS) hosting platform. Each domain\u2019s BIMI DNS record consists of three specific components known as tags, which contain tag values. These values provide the info that email receivers use to display your logo to the emails sent from your domain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wondering what it looks like? Here’s a quick peek at a BIMI DNS record example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image caption: A screenshot of TheSSLstore.com’s BIMI record as it appears using the bimigroup.com’s BIMI Inspector tool<\/a>. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The 3 Components That Make Up BIMI DNS Records<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A BIMI record contains three key pieces of information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n