Quick summary
- Term
- Glue Record
- Plain-English definition
- A glue record is a DNS record stored at the registry to help resolve nameservers that use the same domain they serve.
- Technical definition
- A glue record is a DNS record stored at the registry to help resolve nameservers that use the same domain they serve.
- Commonly confused with
- Related domain, DNS, registrar, API, or agent-infrastructure terms.
- Related terms
- Nameserver, Registry, Delegation
Definition
A glue record is a DNS record stored at the registry to help resolve nameservers that use the same domain they serve.
Why it matters
Glue records prevent circular DNS lookups for custom nameservers such as `ns1.example.com`.