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title: "Live DNS Lookup"
slug: "tools-live-dns-lookup"
updated: 2026-01-07T15:33:58Z
published: 2026-01-07T15:33:58Z
canonical: "help.silentpush.com/tools-live-dns-lookup"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.silentpush.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Live DNS Lookup

The Live DNS Lookup tool performs real-time DNS resolution queries for a specified domain, delivering current records, such as **A**, **AAAA**, **CNAME**, or **MX** entries. This tool, part of Xperimental Queries, is ideal for verifying domain configurations or detecting live threats.

1. From the left navigation menu, select **Advanced Query Builder > Xperimental Queries > Tools - Live DNS Lookup**.
2. Specify a domain.
  - (Optional) Select a record type or time window (if available).
3. Click **Search**.

## Save Query

1. Specify query parameters.
2. Click **Save Query**.
3. Provide a **Name** and **Description** for context.
4. Click **Save**. The query appears in [**Private Queries**](https://help.silentpush.com/docs/private-queries).

A feature leveraging passive DNS data to investigate and correlate related threats, such as associated IPs, domains, or other indicators.