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title: MX Records
created: 2026-09-19
updated: 2026-09-19
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# MX Records

MX (Mail eXchange) records are DNS records that tell the internet where to deliver email for a domain. When switching email providers, you update your domain's MX records at your domain registrar/DNS provider to point to the new host instead of Google's mail servers ("google"/"googlemail").

## Process

1. Look up current MX records (e.g., via [whatsmydns.net]) before changing
2. Update records at domain registrar to new provider's values
3. Verify the change propagated (often within an hour, up to 24-48h)

See [[Moving Domain Email Away from Google Workspace]] for the full migration guide.

[whatsmydns.net]: https://www.whatsmydns.net