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145<li><span class="stability_2"><a href="#dns_dns">DNS</a></span>
146<ul>
147<li><a href="#dns_class_dns_resolver">Class: <code>dns.Resolver</code></a>
148<ul>
149<li><a href="#dns_resolver_options"><code>Resolver([options])</code></a></li>
150<li><a href="#dns_resolver_cancel"><code>resolver.cancel()</code></a></li>
151<li><a href="#dns_resolver_setlocaladdress_ipv4_ipv6"><code>resolver.setLocalAddress([ipv4][, ipv6])</code></a></li>
152</ul>
153</li>
154<li><a href="#dns_dns_getservers"><code>dns.getServers()</code></a></li>
155<li><a href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.lookup(hostname[, options], callback)</code></a>
156<ul>
157<li><a href="#dns_supported_getaddrinfo_flags">Supported getaddrinfo flags</a></li>
158</ul>
159</li>
160<li><a href="#dns_dns_lookupservice_address_port_callback"><code>dns.lookupService(address, port, callback)</code></a></li>
161<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolve_hostname_rrtype_callback"><code>dns.resolve(hostname[, rrtype], callback)</code></a></li>
162<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolve4_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.resolve4(hostname[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
163<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolve6_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.resolve6(hostname[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
164<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolveany_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveAny(hostname, callback)</code></a></li>
165<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvecname_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveCname(hostname, callback)</code></a></li>
166<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvecaa_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveCaa(hostname, callback)</code></a></li>
167<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvemx_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveMx(hostname, callback)</code></a></li>
168<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvenaptr_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveNaptr(hostname, callback)</code></a></li>
169<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvens_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveNs(hostname, callback)</code></a></li>
170<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolveptr_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolvePtr(hostname, callback)</code></a></li>
171<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvesoa_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveSoa(hostname, callback)</code></a></li>
172<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvesrv_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveSrv(hostname, callback)</code></a></li>
173<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvetxt_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveTxt(hostname, callback)</code></a></li>
174<li><a href="#dns_dns_reverse_ip_callback"><code>dns.reverse(ip, callback)</code></a></li>
175<li><a href="#dns_dns_setdefaultresultorder_order"><code>dns.setDefaultResultOrder(order)</code></a></li>
176<li><a href="#dns_dns_setservers_servers"><code>dns.setServers(servers)</code></a></li>
177<li><a href="#dns_dns_promises_api">DNS promises API</a>
178<ul>
179<li><a href="#dns_class_dnspromises_resolver">Class: <code>dnsPromises.Resolver</code></a></li>
180<li><a href="#dns_resolver_cancel_1"><code>resolver.cancel()</code></a></li>
181<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_getservers"><code>dnsPromises.getServers()</code></a></li>
182<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_lookup_hostname_options"><code>dnsPromises.lookup(hostname[, options])</code></a></li>
183<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_lookupservice_address_port"><code>dnsPromises.lookupService(address, port)</code></a></li>
184<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolve_hostname_rrtype"><code>dnsPromises.resolve(hostname[, rrtype])</code></a></li>
185<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolve4_hostname_options"><code>dnsPromises.resolve4(hostname[, options])</code></a></li>
186<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolve6_hostname_options"><code>dnsPromises.resolve6(hostname[, options])</code></a></li>
187<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolveany_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveAny(hostname)</code></a></li>
188<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvecaa_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveCaa(hostname)</code></a></li>
189<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvecname_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveCname(hostname)</code></a></li>
190<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvemx_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveMx(hostname)</code></a></li>
191<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvenaptr_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveNaptr(hostname)</code></a></li>
192<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvens_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveNs(hostname)</code></a></li>
193<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolveptr_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolvePtr(hostname)</code></a></li>
194<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvesoa_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveSoa(hostname)</code></a></li>
195<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvesrv_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveSrv(hostname)</code></a></li>
196<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvetxt_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveTxt(hostname)</code></a></li>
197<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_reverse_ip"><code>dnsPromises.reverse(ip)</code></a></li>
198<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_setdefaultresultorder_order"><code>dnsPromises.setDefaultResultOrder(order)</code></a></li>
199<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_setservers_servers"><code>dnsPromises.setServers(servers)</code></a></li>
200</ul>
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202<li><a href="#dns_error_codes">Error codes</a></li>
203<li><a href="#dns_implementation_considerations">Implementation considerations</a>
204<ul>
205<li><a href="#dns_dns_lookup"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a></li>
206<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolve_dns_resolve_and_dns_reverse"><code>dns.resolve()</code>, <code>dns.resolve*()</code> and <code>dns.reverse()</code></a></li>
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214        <h2>DNS<span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns" id="dns_dns">#</a></span></h2>
215
216<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_2"><a href="documentation.html#documentation_stability_index">Stability: 2</a> - Stable</div><p></p>
217<p><strong>Source Code:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v14.20.1/lib/dns.js">lib/dns.js</a></p>
218<p>The <code>dns</code> module enables name resolution. For example, use it to look up IP
219addresses of host names.</p>
220<p>Although named for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System">Domain Name System (DNS)</a>, it does not always use the
221DNS protocol for lookups. <a href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a> uses the operating system
222facilities to perform name resolution. It may not need to perform any network
223communication. To perform name resolution the way other applications on the same
224system do, use <a href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a>.</p>
225<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> dns = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'dns'</span>);
226
227dns.<span class="hljs-title function_">lookup</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'example.org'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, address, family</span>) =></span> {
228  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'address: %j family: IPv%s'</span>, address, family);
229});
230<span class="hljs-comment">// address: "93.184.216.34" family: IPv4</span></code></pre>
231<p>All other functions in the <code>dns</code> module connect to an actual DNS server to
232perform name resolution. They will always use the network to perform DNS
233queries. These functions do not use the same set of configuration files used by
234<a href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a> (e.g. <code>/etc/hosts</code>). Use these functions to always perform
235DNS queries, bypassing other name-resolution facilities.</p>
236<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> dns = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'dns'</span>);
237
238dns.<span class="hljs-title function_">resolve4</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'archive.org'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, addresses</span>) =></span> {
239  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
240
241  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`addresses: <span class="hljs-subst">${<span class="hljs-built_in">JSON</span>.stringify(addresses)}</span>`</span>);
242
243  addresses.<span class="hljs-title function_">forEach</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">a</span>) =></span> {
244    dns.<span class="hljs-title function_">reverse</span>(a, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, hostnames</span>) =></span> {
245      <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) {
246        <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
247      }
248      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`reverse for <span class="hljs-subst">${a}</span>: <span class="hljs-subst">${<span class="hljs-built_in">JSON</span>.stringify(hostnames)}</span>`</span>);
249    });
250  });
251});</code></pre>
252<p>See the <a href="#dns_implementation_considerations">Implementation considerations section</a> for more information.</p>
253<section><h3>Class: <code>dns.Resolver</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_class_dns_resolver" id="dns_class_dns_resolver">#</a></span></h3>
254<div class="api_metadata">
255<span>Added in: v8.3.0</span>
256</div>
257<p>An independent resolver for DNS requests.</p>
258<p>Creating a new resolver uses the default server settings. Setting
259the servers used for a resolver using
260<a href="#dns_dns_setservers_servers"><code>resolver.setServers()</code></a> does not affect
261other resolvers:</p>
262<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Resolver</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'dns'</span>);
263<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> resolver = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Resolver</span>();
264resolver.<span class="hljs-title function_">setServers</span>([<span class="hljs-string">'4.4.4.4'</span>]);
265
266<span class="hljs-comment">// This request will use the server at 4.4.4.4, independent of global settings.</span>
267resolver.<span class="hljs-title function_">resolve4</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'example.org'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, addresses</span>) =></span> {
268  <span class="hljs-comment">// ...</span>
269});</code></pre>
270<p>The following methods from the <code>dns</code> module are available:</p>
271<ul>
272<li><a href="#dns_dns_getservers"><code>resolver.getServers()</code></a></li>
273<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolve_hostname_rrtype_callback"><code>resolver.resolve()</code></a></li>
274<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolve4_hostname_options_callback"><code>resolver.resolve4()</code></a></li>
275<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolve6_hostname_options_callback"><code>resolver.resolve6()</code></a></li>
276<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolveany_hostname_callback"><code>resolver.resolveAny()</code></a></li>
277<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvecaa_hostname_callback"><code>resolver.resolveCaa()</code></a></li>
278<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvecname_hostname_callback"><code>resolver.resolveCname()</code></a></li>
279<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvemx_hostname_callback"><code>resolver.resolveMx()</code></a></li>
280<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvenaptr_hostname_callback"><code>resolver.resolveNaptr()</code></a></li>
281<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvens_hostname_callback"><code>resolver.resolveNs()</code></a></li>
282<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolveptr_hostname_callback"><code>resolver.resolvePtr()</code></a></li>
283<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvesoa_hostname_callback"><code>resolver.resolveSoa()</code></a></li>
284<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvesrv_hostname_callback"><code>resolver.resolveSrv()</code></a></li>
285<li><a href="#dns_dns_resolvetxt_hostname_callback"><code>resolver.resolveTxt()</code></a></li>
286<li><a href="#dns_dns_reverse_ip_callback"><code>resolver.reverse()</code></a></li>
287<li><a href="#dns_dns_setservers_servers"><code>resolver.setServers()</code></a></li>
288</ul>
289<h4><code>Resolver([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_resolver_options" id="dns_resolver_options">#</a></span></h4>
290<div class="api_metadata">
291<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
292<table>
293<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
294<tr><td>v14.18.0</td>
295<td><p>The <code>options</code> object now accepts a <code>tries</code> option.</p></td></tr>
296<tr><td>v14.5.0</td>
297<td><p>The constructor now accepts an <code>options</code> object. The single supported option is <code>timeout</code>.</p></td></tr>
298<tr><td>v8.3.0</td>
299<td><p><span>Added in: v8.3.0</span></p></td></tr>
300</tbody></table>
301</details>
302</div>
303<p>Create a new resolver.</p>
304<ul>
305<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
306<ul>
307<li><code>timeout</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> Query timeout in milliseconds, or <code>-1</code> to use the
308default timeout.</li>
309<li><code>tries</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> The number of tries the resolver will try contacting
310each name server before giving up. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>4</code></li>
311</ul>
312</li>
313</ul>
314<h4><code>resolver.cancel()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_resolver_cancel" id="dns_resolver_cancel">#</a></span></h4>
315<div class="api_metadata">
316<span>Added in: v8.3.0</span>
317</div>
318<p>Cancel all outstanding DNS queries made by this resolver. The corresponding
319callbacks will be called with an error with code <code>ECANCELLED</code>.</p>
320<h4><code>resolver.setLocalAddress([ipv4][, ipv6])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_resolver_setlocaladdress_ipv4_ipv6" id="dns_resolver_setlocaladdress_ipv4_ipv6">#</a></span></h4>
321<div class="api_metadata">
322<span>Added in: v14.17.0</span>
323</div>
324<ul>
325<li><code>ipv4</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> A string representation of an IPv4 address.
326<strong>Default:</strong> <code>'0.0.0.0'</code></li>
327<li><code>ipv6</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> A string representation of an IPv6 address.
328<strong>Default:</strong> <code>'::0'</code></li>
329</ul>
330<p>The resolver instance will send its requests from the specified IP address.
331This allows programs to specify outbound interfaces when used on multi-homed
332systems.</p>
333<p>If a v4 or v6 address is not specified, it is set to the default, and the
334operating system will choose a local address automatically.</p>
335<p>The resolver will use the v4 local address when making requests to IPv4 DNS
336servers, and the v6 local address when making requests to IPv6 DNS servers.
337The <code>rrtype</code> of resolution requests has no impact on the local address used.</p>
338</section><section><h3><code>dns.getServers()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_getservers" id="dns_dns_getservers">#</a></span></h3>
339<div class="api_metadata">
340<span>Added in: v0.11.3</span>
341</div>
342<ul>
343<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a></li>
344</ul>
345<p>Returns an array of IP address strings, formatted according to <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5952#section-6">RFC 5952</a>,
346that are currently configured for DNS resolution. A string will include a port
347section if a custom port is used.</p>
348<!-- eslint-disable semi-->
349<pre><code class="language-js">[
350  <span class="hljs-string">'4.4.4.4'</span>,
351  <span class="hljs-string">'2001:4860:4860::8888'</span>,
352  <span class="hljs-string">'4.4.4.4:1053'</span>,
353  <span class="hljs-string">'[2001:4860:4860::8888]:1053'</span>,
354]</code></pre>
355</section><section><h3><code>dns.lookup(hostname[, options], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback" id="dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback">#</a></span></h3>
356<div class="api_metadata">
357<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
358<table>
359<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
360<tr><td>v8.5.0</td>
361<td><p>The <code>verbatim</code> option is supported now.</p></td></tr>
362<tr><td>v1.2.0</td>
363<td><p>The <code>all</code> option is supported now.</p></td></tr>
364<tr><td>v0.1.90</td>
365<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.90</span></p></td></tr>
366</tbody></table>
367</details>
368</div>
369<ul>
370<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
371<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
372<ul>
373<li><code>family</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> The record family. Must be <code>4</code>, <code>6</code>, or <code>0</code>. The value
374<code>0</code> indicates that IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are both returned. <strong>Default:</strong>
375<code>0</code>.</li>
376<li><code>hints</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> One or more <a href="#dns_supported_getaddrinfo_flags">supported <code>getaddrinfo</code> flags</a>. Multiple
377flags may be passed by bitwise <code>OR</code>ing their values.</li>
378<li><code>all</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> When <code>true</code>, the callback returns all resolved addresses in
379an array. Otherwise, returns a single address. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
380<li><code>verbatim</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> When <code>true</code>, the callback receives IPv4 and IPv6
381addresses in the order the DNS resolver returned them. When <code>false</code>,
382IPv4 addresses are placed before IPv6 addresses.
383<strong>Default:</strong> currently <code>false</code> (addresses are reordered) but this is
384expected to change in the not too distant future. Default value is
385configurable using <a href="#dns_dns_setdefaultresultorder_order"><code>dns.setDefaultResultOrder()</code></a> or
386<a href="cli.html#cli_dns_result_order_order"><code>--dns-result-order</code></a>. New code should use <code>{ verbatim: true }</code>.</li>
387</ul>
388</li>
389<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
390<ul>
391<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
392<li><code>address</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> A string representation of an IPv4 or IPv6 address.</li>
393<li><code>family</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> <code>4</code> or <code>6</code>, denoting the family of <code>address</code>, or <code>0</code> if
394the address is not an IPv4 or IPv6 address. <code>0</code> is a likely indicator of a
395bug in the name resolution service used by the operating system.</li>
396</ul>
397</li>
398</ul>
399<p>Resolves a host name (e.g. <code>'nodejs.org'</code>) into the first found A (IPv4) or
400AAAA (IPv6) record. All <code>option</code> properties are optional. If <code>options</code> is an
401integer, then it must be <code>4</code> or <code>6</code> – if <code>options</code> is not provided, then IPv4
402and IPv6 addresses are both returned if found.</p>
403<p>With the <code>all</code> option set to <code>true</code>, the arguments for <code>callback</code> change to
404<code>(err, addresses)</code>, with <code>addresses</code> being an array of objects with the
405properties <code>address</code> and <code>family</code>.</p>
406<p>On error, <code>err</code> is an <a href="errors.html#errors_class_error"><code>Error</code></a> object, where <code>err.code</code> is the error code.
407Keep in mind that <code>err.code</code> will be set to <code>'ENOTFOUND'</code> not only when
408the host name does not exist but also when the lookup fails in other ways
409such as no available file descriptors.</p>
410<p><code>dns.lookup()</code> does not necessarily have anything to do with the DNS protocol.
411The implementation uses an operating system facility that can associate names
412with addresses, and vice versa. This implementation can have subtle but
413important consequences on the behavior of any Node.js program. Please take some
414time to consult the <a href="#dns_implementation_considerations">Implementation considerations section</a> before using
415<code>dns.lookup()</code>.</p>
416<p>Example usage:</p>
417<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> dns = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'dns'</span>);
418<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> options = {
419  <span class="hljs-attr">family</span>: <span class="hljs-number">6</span>,
420  <span class="hljs-attr">hints</span>: dns.<span class="hljs-property">ADDRCONFIG</span> | dns.<span class="hljs-property">V4MAPPED</span>,
421};
422dns.<span class="hljs-title function_">lookup</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'example.com'</span>, options, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, address, family</span>) =></span>
423  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'address: %j family: IPv%s'</span>, address, family));
424<span class="hljs-comment">// address: "2606:2800:220:1:248:1893:25c8:1946" family: IPv6</span>
425
426<span class="hljs-comment">// When options.all is true, the result will be an Array.</span>
427options.<span class="hljs-property">all</span> = <span class="hljs-literal">true</span>;
428dns.<span class="hljs-title function_">lookup</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'example.com'</span>, options, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, addresses</span>) =></span>
429  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'addresses: %j'</span>, addresses));
430<span class="hljs-comment">// addresses: [{"address":"2606:2800:220:1:248:1893:25c8:1946","family":6}]</span></code></pre>
431<p>If this method is invoked as its <a href="util.html#util_util_promisify_original"><code>util.promisify()</code></a>ed version, and <code>all</code>
432is not set to <code>true</code>, it returns a <code>Promise</code> for an <code>Object</code> with <code>address</code> and
433<code>family</code> properties.</p>
434<h4>Supported getaddrinfo flags<span><a class="mark" href="#dns_supported_getaddrinfo_flags" id="dns_supported_getaddrinfo_flags">#</a></span></h4>
435<div class="api_metadata">
436<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
437<table>
438<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
439<tr><td>v14.0.0</td>
440<td><p>Added support for the <code>dns.ALL</code> flag.</p></td></tr>
441</tbody></table>
442</details>
443</div>
444<p>The following flags can be passed as hints to <a href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a>.</p>
445<ul>
446<li><code>dns.ADDRCONFIG</code>: Limits returned address types to the types of non-loopback
447addresses configured on the system. For example, IPv4 addresses are only
448returned if the current system has at least one IPv4 address configured.</li>
449<li><code>dns.V4MAPPED</code>: If the IPv6 family was specified, but no IPv6 addresses were
450found, then return IPv4 mapped IPv6 addresses. It is not supported
451on some operating systems (e.g FreeBSD 10.1).</li>
452<li><code>dns.ALL</code>: If <code>dns.V4MAPPED</code> is specified, return resolved IPv6 addresses as
453well as IPv4 mapped IPv6 addresses.</li>
454</ul>
455</section><section><h3><code>dns.lookupService(address, port, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_lookupservice_address_port_callback" id="dns_dns_lookupservice_address_port_callback">#</a></span></h3>
456<div class="api_metadata">
457<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
458</div>
459<ul>
460<li><code>address</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
461<li><code>port</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
462<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
463<ul>
464<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
465<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> e.g. <code>example.com</code></li>
466<li><code>service</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> e.g. <code>http</code></li>
467</ul>
468</li>
469</ul>
470<p>Resolves the given <code>address</code> and <code>port</code> into a host name and service using
471the operating system's underlying <code>getnameinfo</code> implementation.</p>
472<p>If <code>address</code> is not a valid IP address, a <code>TypeError</code> will be thrown.
473The <code>port</code> will be coerced to a number. If it is not a legal port, a <code>TypeError</code>
474will be thrown.</p>
475<p>On an error, <code>err</code> is an <a href="errors.html#errors_class_error"><code>Error</code></a> object, where <code>err.code</code> is the error code.</p>
476<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> dns = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'dns'</span>);
477dns.<span class="hljs-title function_">lookupService</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'127.0.0.1'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">22</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, hostname, service</span>) =></span> {
478  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(hostname, service);
479  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: localhost ssh</span>
480});</code></pre>
481<p>If this method is invoked as its <a href="util.html#util_util_promisify_original"><code>util.promisify()</code></a>ed version, it returns a
482<code>Promise</code> for an <code>Object</code> with <code>hostname</code> and <code>service</code> properties.</p>
483</section><section><h3><code>dns.resolve(hostname[, rrtype], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_resolve_hostname_rrtype_callback" id="dns_dns_resolve_hostname_rrtype_callback">#</a></span></h3>
484<div class="api_metadata">
485<span>Added in: v0.1.27</span>
486</div>
487<ul>
488<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Host name to resolve.</li>
489<li><code>rrtype</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Resource record type. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>'A'</code>.</li>
490<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
491<ul>
492<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
493<li><code>records</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object[]></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
494</ul>
495</li>
496</ul>
497<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve a host name (e.g. <code>'nodejs.org'</code>) into an array
498of the resource records. The <code>callback</code> function has arguments
499<code>(err, records)</code>. When successful, <code>records</code> will be an array of resource
500records. The type and structure of individual results varies based on <code>rrtype</code>:</p>
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584<table><thead><tr><th><code>rrtype</code></th><th><code>records</code> contains</th><th>Result type</th><th>Shorthand method</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>'A'</code></td><td>IPv4 addresses (default)</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dns_resolve4_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.resolve4()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'AAAA'</code></td><td>IPv6 addresses</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dns_resolve6_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.resolve6()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'ANY'</code></td><td>any records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dns_resolveany_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveAny()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'CAA'</code></td><td>CA authorization records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dns_resolvecaa_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveCaa()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'CNAME'</code></td><td>canonical name records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dns_resolvecname_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveCname()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'MX'</code></td><td>mail exchange records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dns_resolvemx_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveMx()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'NAPTR'</code></td><td>name authority pointer records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dns_resolvenaptr_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveNaptr()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'NS'</code></td><td>name server records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dns_resolvens_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveNs()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'PTR'</code></td><td>pointer records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dns_resolveptr_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolvePtr()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'SOA'</code></td><td>start of authority records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dns_resolvesoa_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveSoa()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'SRV'</code></td><td>service records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dns_resolvesrv_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveSrv()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'TXT'</code></td><td>text records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dns_resolvetxt_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveTxt()</code></a></td></tr></tbody></table>
585<p>On error, <code>err</code> is an <a href="errors.html#errors_class_error"><code>Error</code></a> object, where <code>err.code</code> is one of the
586<a href="#dns_error_codes">DNS error codes</a>.</p>
587</section><section><h3><code>dns.resolve4(hostname[, options], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_resolve4_hostname_options_callback" id="dns_dns_resolve4_hostname_options_callback">#</a></span></h3>
588<div class="api_metadata">
589<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
590<table>
591<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
592<tr><td>v7.2.0</td>
593<td><p>This method now supports passing <code>options</code>, specifically <code>options.ttl</code>.</p></td></tr>
594<tr><td>v0.1.16</td>
595<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.16</span></p></td></tr>
596</tbody></table>
597</details>
598</div>
599<ul>
600<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Host name to resolve.</li>
601<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
602<ul>
603<li><code>ttl</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> Retrieve the Time-To-Live value (TTL) of each record.
604When <code>true</code>, the callback receives an array of
605<code>{ address: '1.2.3.4', ttl: 60 }</code> objects rather than an array of strings,
606with the TTL expressed in seconds.</li>
607</ul>
608</li>
609<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
610<ul>
611<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
612<li><code>addresses</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object[]></a></li>
613</ul>
614</li>
615</ul>
616<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve a IPv4 addresses (<code>A</code> records) for the
617<code>hostname</code>. The <code>addresses</code> argument passed to the <code>callback</code> function
618will contain an array of IPv4 addresses (e.g.
619<code>['74.125.79.104', '74.125.79.105', '74.125.79.106']</code>).</p>
620</section><section><h3><code>dns.resolve6(hostname[, options], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_resolve6_hostname_options_callback" id="dns_dns_resolve6_hostname_options_callback">#</a></span></h3>
621<div class="api_metadata">
622<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
623<table>
624<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
625<tr><td>v7.2.0</td>
626<td><p>This method now supports passing <code>options</code>, specifically <code>options.ttl</code>.</p></td></tr>
627<tr><td>v0.1.16</td>
628<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.16</span></p></td></tr>
629</tbody></table>
630</details>
631</div>
632<ul>
633<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Host name to resolve.</li>
634<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
635<ul>
636<li><code>ttl</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> Retrieve the Time-To-Live value (TTL) of each record.
637When <code>true</code>, the callback receives an array of
638<code>{ address: '0:1:2:3:4:5:6:7', ttl: 60 }</code> objects rather than an array of
639strings, with the TTL expressed in seconds.</li>
640</ul>
641</li>
642<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
643<ul>
644<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
645<li><code>addresses</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object[]></a></li>
646</ul>
647</li>
648</ul>
649<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve a IPv6 addresses (<code>AAAA</code> records) for the
650<code>hostname</code>. The <code>addresses</code> argument passed to the <code>callback</code> function
651will contain an array of IPv6 addresses.</p>
652</section><section><h3><code>dns.resolveAny(hostname, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_resolveany_hostname_callback" id="dns_dns_resolveany_hostname_callback">#</a></span></h3>
653<ul>
654<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
655<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
656<ul>
657<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
658<li><code>ret</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object[]></a></li>
659</ul>
660</li>
661</ul>
662<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve all records (also known as <code>ANY</code> or <code>*</code> query).
663The <code>ret</code> argument passed to the <code>callback</code> function will be an array containing
664various types of records. Each object has a property <code>type</code> that indicates the
665type of the current record. And depending on the <code>type</code>, additional properties
666will be present on the object:</p>
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716<table><thead><tr><th>Type</th><th>Properties</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>'A'</code></td><td><code>address</code>/<code>ttl</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>'AAAA'</code></td><td><code>address</code>/<code>ttl</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>'CNAME'</code></td><td><code>value</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>'MX'</code></td><td>Refer to <a href="#dns_dns_resolvemx_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveMx()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'NAPTR'</code></td><td>Refer to <a href="#dns_dns_resolvenaptr_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveNaptr()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'NS'</code></td><td><code>value</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>'PTR'</code></td><td><code>value</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>'SOA'</code></td><td>Refer to <a href="#dns_dns_resolvesoa_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveSoa()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'SRV'</code></td><td>Refer to <a href="#dns_dns_resolvesrv_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveSrv()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'TXT'</code></td><td>This type of record contains an array property called <code>entries</code> which refers to <a href="#dns_dns_resolvetxt_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveTxt()</code></a>, e.g. <code>{ entries: ['...'], type: 'TXT' }</code></td></tr></tbody></table>
717<p>Here is an example of the <code>ret</code> object passed to the callback:</p>
718<!-- eslint-disable semi -->
719<pre><code class="language-js">[ { <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'A'</span>, <span class="hljs-attr">address</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'127.0.0.1'</span>, <span class="hljs-attr">ttl</span>: <span class="hljs-number">299</span> },
720  { <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'CNAME'</span>, <span class="hljs-attr">value</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'example.com'</span> },
721  { <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'MX'</span>, <span class="hljs-attr">exchange</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'alt4.aspmx.l.example.com'</span>, <span class="hljs-attr">priority</span>: <span class="hljs-number">50</span> },
722  { <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'NS'</span>, <span class="hljs-attr">value</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'ns1.example.com'</span> },
723  { <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'TXT'</span>, <span class="hljs-attr">entries</span>: [ <span class="hljs-string">'v=spf1 include:_spf.example.com ~all'</span> ] },
724  { <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'SOA'</span>,
725    <span class="hljs-attr">nsname</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'ns1.example.com'</span>,
726    <span class="hljs-attr">hostmaster</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'admin.example.com'</span>,
727    <span class="hljs-attr">serial</span>: <span class="hljs-number">156696742</span>,
728    <span class="hljs-attr">refresh</span>: <span class="hljs-number">900</span>,
729    <span class="hljs-attr">retry</span>: <span class="hljs-number">900</span>,
730    <span class="hljs-attr">expire</span>: <span class="hljs-number">1800</span>,
731    <span class="hljs-attr">minttl</span>: <span class="hljs-number">60</span> } ]</code></pre>
732<p>DNS server operators may choose not to respond to <code>ANY</code>
733queries. It may be better to call individual methods like <a href="#dns_dns_resolve4_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.resolve4()</code></a>,
734<a href="#dns_dns_resolvemx_hostname_callback"><code>dns.resolveMx()</code></a>, and so on. For more details, see <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8482">RFC 8482</a>.</p>
735</section><section><h3><code>dns.resolveCname(hostname, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_resolvecname_hostname_callback" id="dns_dns_resolvecname_hostname_callback">#</a></span></h3>
736<div class="api_metadata">
737<span>Added in: v0.3.2</span>
738</div>
739<ul>
740<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
741<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
742<ul>
743<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
744<li><code>addresses</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a></li>
745</ul>
746</li>
747</ul>
748<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve <code>CNAME</code> records for the <code>hostname</code>. The
749<code>addresses</code> argument passed to the <code>callback</code> function
750will contain an array of canonical name records available for the <code>hostname</code>
751(e.g. <code>['bar.example.com']</code>).</p>
752</section><section><h3><code>dns.resolveCaa(hostname, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_resolvecaa_hostname_callback" id="dns_dns_resolvecaa_hostname_callback">#</a></span></h3>
753<div class="api_metadata">
754<span>Added in: v14.17.0</span>
755</div>
756<ul>
757<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
758<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
759<ul>
760<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
761<li><code>records</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object[]></a></li>
762</ul>
763</li>
764</ul>
765<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve <code>CAA</code> records for the <code>hostname</code>. The
766<code>addresses</code> argument passed to the <code>callback</code> function
767will contain an array of certification authority authorization records
768available for the <code>hostname</code> (e.g. <code>[{critical: 0, iodef: 'mailto:pki@example.com'}, {critical: 128, issue: 'pki.example.com'}]</code>).</p>
769</section><section><h3><code>dns.resolveMx(hostname, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_resolvemx_hostname_callback" id="dns_dns_resolvemx_hostname_callback">#</a></span></h3>
770<div class="api_metadata">
771<span>Added in: v0.1.27</span>
772</div>
773<ul>
774<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
775<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
776<ul>
777<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
778<li><code>addresses</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object[]></a></li>
779</ul>
780</li>
781</ul>
782<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve mail exchange records (<code>MX</code> records) for the
783<code>hostname</code>. The <code>addresses</code> argument passed to the <code>callback</code> function will
784contain an array of objects containing both a <code>priority</code> and <code>exchange</code>
785property (e.g. <code>[{priority: 10, exchange: 'mx.example.com'}, ...]</code>).</p>
786</section><section><h3><code>dns.resolveNaptr(hostname, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_resolvenaptr_hostname_callback" id="dns_dns_resolvenaptr_hostname_callback">#</a></span></h3>
787<div class="api_metadata">
788<span>Added in: v0.9.12</span>
789</div>
790<ul>
791<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
792<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
793<ul>
794<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
795<li><code>addresses</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object[]></a></li>
796</ul>
797</li>
798</ul>
799<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve regular expression based records (<code>NAPTR</code>
800records) for the <code>hostname</code>. The <code>addresses</code> argument passed to the <code>callback</code>
801function will contain an array of objects with the following properties:</p>
802<ul>
803<li><code>flags</code></li>
804<li><code>service</code></li>
805<li><code>regexp</code></li>
806<li><code>replacement</code></li>
807<li><code>order</code></li>
808<li><code>preference</code></li>
809</ul>
810<!-- eslint-skip -->
811<pre><code class="language-js">{
812  <span class="hljs-attr">flags</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'s'</span>,
813  <span class="hljs-attr">service</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'SIP+D2U'</span>,
814  <span class="hljs-attr">regexp</span>: <span class="hljs-string">''</span>,
815  <span class="hljs-attr">replacement</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'_sip._udp.example.com'</span>,
816  <span class="hljs-attr">order</span>: <span class="hljs-number">30</span>,
817  <span class="hljs-attr">preference</span>: <span class="hljs-number">100</span>
818}</code></pre>
819</section><section><h3><code>dns.resolveNs(hostname, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_resolvens_hostname_callback" id="dns_dns_resolvens_hostname_callback">#</a></span></h3>
820<div class="api_metadata">
821<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
822</div>
823<ul>
824<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
825<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
826<ul>
827<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
828<li><code>addresses</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a></li>
829</ul>
830</li>
831</ul>
832<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve name server records (<code>NS</code> records) for the
833<code>hostname</code>. The <code>addresses</code> argument passed to the <code>callback</code> function will
834contain an array of name server records available for <code>hostname</code>
835(e.g. <code>['ns1.example.com', 'ns2.example.com']</code>).</p>
836</section><section><h3><code>dns.resolvePtr(hostname, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_resolveptr_hostname_callback" id="dns_dns_resolveptr_hostname_callback">#</a></span></h3>
837<div class="api_metadata">
838<span>Added in: v6.0.0</span>
839</div>
840<ul>
841<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
842<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
843<ul>
844<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
845<li><code>addresses</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a></li>
846</ul>
847</li>
848</ul>
849<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve pointer records (<code>PTR</code> records) for the
850<code>hostname</code>. The <code>addresses</code> argument passed to the <code>callback</code> function will
851be an array of strings containing the reply records.</p>
852</section><section><h3><code>dns.resolveSoa(hostname, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_resolvesoa_hostname_callback" id="dns_dns_resolvesoa_hostname_callback">#</a></span></h3>
853<div class="api_metadata">
854<span>Added in: v0.11.10</span>
855</div>
856<ul>
857<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
858<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
859<ul>
860<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
861<li><code>address</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
862</ul>
863</li>
864</ul>
865<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve a start of authority record (<code>SOA</code> record) for
866the <code>hostname</code>. The <code>address</code> argument passed to the <code>callback</code> function will
867be an object with the following properties:</p>
868<ul>
869<li><code>nsname</code></li>
870<li><code>hostmaster</code></li>
871<li><code>serial</code></li>
872<li><code>refresh</code></li>
873<li><code>retry</code></li>
874<li><code>expire</code></li>
875<li><code>minttl</code></li>
876</ul>
877<!-- eslint-skip -->
878<pre><code class="language-js">{
879  <span class="hljs-attr">nsname</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'ns.example.com'</span>,
880  <span class="hljs-attr">hostmaster</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'root.example.com'</span>,
881  <span class="hljs-attr">serial</span>: <span class="hljs-number">2013101809</span>,
882  <span class="hljs-attr">refresh</span>: <span class="hljs-number">10000</span>,
883  <span class="hljs-attr">retry</span>: <span class="hljs-number">2400</span>,
884  <span class="hljs-attr">expire</span>: <span class="hljs-number">604800</span>,
885  <span class="hljs-attr">minttl</span>: <span class="hljs-number">3600</span>
886}</code></pre>
887</section><section><h3><code>dns.resolveSrv(hostname, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_resolvesrv_hostname_callback" id="dns_dns_resolvesrv_hostname_callback">#</a></span></h3>
888<div class="api_metadata">
889<span>Added in: v0.1.27</span>
890</div>
891<ul>
892<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
893<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
894<ul>
895<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
896<li><code>addresses</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object[]></a></li>
897</ul>
898</li>
899</ul>
900<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve service records (<code>SRV</code> records) for the
901<code>hostname</code>. The <code>addresses</code> argument passed to the <code>callback</code> function will
902be an array of objects with the following properties:</p>
903<ul>
904<li><code>priority</code></li>
905<li><code>weight</code></li>
906<li><code>port</code></li>
907<li><code>name</code></li>
908</ul>
909<!-- eslint-skip -->
910<pre><code class="language-js">{
911  <span class="hljs-attr">priority</span>: <span class="hljs-number">10</span>,
912  <span class="hljs-attr">weight</span>: <span class="hljs-number">5</span>,
913  <span class="hljs-attr">port</span>: <span class="hljs-number">21223</span>,
914  <span class="hljs-attr">name</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'service.example.com'</span>
915}</code></pre>
916</section><section><h3><code>dns.resolveTxt(hostname, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_resolvetxt_hostname_callback" id="dns_dns_resolvetxt_hostname_callback">#</a></span></h3>
917<div class="api_metadata">
918<span>Added in: v0.1.27</span>
919</div>
920<!--lint disable no-undefined-references list-item-bullet-indent-->
921<ul>
922<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
923<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
924<ul>
925<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
926<li><code>records</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[][]></a></li>
927</ul>
928</li>
929</ul>
930<!--lint enable no-undefined-references list-item-bullet-indent-->
931<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve text queries (<code>TXT</code> records) for the
932<code>hostname</code>. The <code>records</code> argument passed to the <code>callback</code> function is a
933two-dimensional array of the text records available for <code>hostname</code> (e.g.
934<code>[ ['v=spf1 ip4:0.0.0.0 ', '~all' ] ]</code>). Each sub-array contains TXT chunks of
935one record. Depending on the use case, these could be either joined together or
936treated separately.</p>
937</section><section><h3><code>dns.reverse(ip, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_reverse_ip_callback" id="dns_dns_reverse_ip_callback">#</a></span></h3>
938<div class="api_metadata">
939<span>Added in: v0.1.16</span>
940</div>
941<ul>
942<li><code>ip</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
943<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
944<ul>
945<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
946<li><code>hostnames</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a></li>
947</ul>
948</li>
949</ul>
950<p>Performs a reverse DNS query that resolves an IPv4 or IPv6 address to an
951array of host names.</p>
952<p>On error, <code>err</code> is an <a href="errors.html#errors_class_error"><code>Error</code></a> object, where <code>err.code</code> is
953one of the <a href="#dns_error_codes">DNS error codes</a>.</p>
954</section><section><h3><code>dns.setDefaultResultOrder(order)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_setdefaultresultorder_order" id="dns_dns_setdefaultresultorder_order">#</a></span></h3>
955<div class="api_metadata">
956<span>Added in: v14.18.0</span>
957</div>
958<ul>
959<li><code>order</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> must be <code>'ipv4first'</code> or <code>'verbatim'</code>.</li>
960</ul>
961<p>Set the default value of <code>verbatim</code> in <a href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a> and
962<a href="#dns_dnspromises_lookup_hostname_options"><code>dnsPromises.lookup()</code></a>. The value could be:</p>
963<ul>
964<li><code>ipv4first</code>: sets default <code>verbatim</code> <code>false</code>.</li>
965<li><code>verbatim</code>: sets default <code>verbatim</code> <code>true</code>.</li>
966</ul>
967<p>The default is <code>ipv4first</code> and <a href="#dns_dns_setdefaultresultorder_order"><code>dns.setDefaultResultOrder()</code></a> have higher
968priority than <a href="cli.html#cli_dns_result_order_order"><code>--dns-result-order</code></a>. When using <a href="worker_threads.html">worker threads</a>,
969<a href="#dns_dns_setdefaultresultorder_order"><code>dns.setDefaultResultOrder()</code></a> from the main thread won't affect the default
970dns orders in workers.</p>
971</section><section><h3><code>dns.setServers(servers)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_setservers_servers" id="dns_dns_setservers_servers">#</a></span></h3>
972<div class="api_metadata">
973<span>Added in: v0.11.3</span>
974</div>
975<ul>
976<li><code>servers</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a> array of <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5952#section-6">RFC 5952</a> formatted addresses</li>
977</ul>
978<p>Sets the IP address and port of servers to be used when performing DNS
979resolution. The <code>servers</code> argument is an array of <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5952#section-6">RFC 5952</a> formatted
980addresses. If the port is the IANA default DNS port (53) it can be omitted.</p>
981<pre><code class="language-js">dns.<span class="hljs-title function_">setServers</span>([
982  <span class="hljs-string">'4.4.4.4'</span>,
983  <span class="hljs-string">'[2001:4860:4860::8888]'</span>,
984  <span class="hljs-string">'4.4.4.4:1053'</span>,
985  <span class="hljs-string">'[2001:4860:4860::8888]:1053'</span>,
986]);</code></pre>
987<p>An error will be thrown if an invalid address is provided.</p>
988<p>The <code>dns.setServers()</code> method must not be called while a DNS query is in
989progress.</p>
990<p>The <a href="#dns_dns_setservers_servers"><code>dns.setServers()</code></a> method affects only <a href="#dns_dns_resolve_hostname_rrtype_callback"><code>dns.resolve()</code></a>,
991<code>dns.resolve*()</code> and <a href="#dns_dns_reverse_ip_callback"><code>dns.reverse()</code></a> (and specifically <em>not</em>
992<a href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a>).</p>
993<p>This method works much like
994<a href="https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/resolv.conf.5.html">resolve.conf</a>.
995That is, if attempting to resolve with the first server provided results in a
996<code>NOTFOUND</code> error, the <code>resolve()</code> method will <em>not</em> attempt to resolve with
997subsequent servers provided. Fallback DNS servers will only be used if the
998earlier ones time out or result in some other error.</p>
999</section><section><h3>DNS promises API<span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_promises_api" id="dns_dns_promises_api">#</a></span></h3>
1000<div class="api_metadata">
1001<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1002<table>
1003<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1004<tr><td>v11.14.0, v10.17.0</td>
1005<td><p>This API is no longer experimental.</p></td></tr>
1006<tr><td>v10.6.0</td>
1007<td><p><span>Added in: v10.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
1008</tbody></table>
1009</details>
1010</div>
1011<p>The <code>dns.promises</code> API provides an alternative set of asynchronous DNS methods
1012that return <code>Promise</code> objects rather than using callbacks. The API is accessible
1013via <code>require('dns').promises</code>.</p>
1014<h4>Class: <code>dnsPromises.Resolver</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_class_dnspromises_resolver" id="dns_class_dnspromises_resolver">#</a></span></h4>
1015<div class="api_metadata">
1016<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1017</div>
1018<p>An independent resolver for DNS requests.</p>
1019<p>Creating a new resolver uses the default server settings. Setting
1020the servers used for a resolver using
1021<a href="#dns_dnspromises_setservers_servers"><code>resolver.setServers()</code></a> does not affect
1022other resolvers:</p>
1023<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Resolver</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'dns'</span>).<span class="hljs-property">promises</span>;
1024<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> resolver = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Resolver</span>();
1025resolver.<span class="hljs-title function_">setServers</span>([<span class="hljs-string">'4.4.4.4'</span>]);
1026
1027<span class="hljs-comment">// This request will use the server at 4.4.4.4, independent of global settings.</span>
1028resolver.<span class="hljs-title function_">resolve4</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'example.org'</span>).<span class="hljs-title function_">then</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">addresses</span>) =></span> {
1029  <span class="hljs-comment">// ...</span>
1030});
1031
1032<span class="hljs-comment">// Alternatively, the same code can be written using async-await style.</span>
1033(<span class="hljs-keyword">async</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span>(<span class="hljs-params"></span>) {
1034  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> addresses = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> resolver.<span class="hljs-title function_">resolve4</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'example.org'</span>);
1035})();</code></pre>
1036<p>The following methods from the <code>dnsPromises</code> API are available:</p>
1037<ul>
1038<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_getservers"><code>resolver.getServers()</code></a></li>
1039<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolve_hostname_rrtype"><code>resolver.resolve()</code></a></li>
1040<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolve4_hostname_options"><code>resolver.resolve4()</code></a></li>
1041<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolve6_hostname_options"><code>resolver.resolve6()</code></a></li>
1042<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolveany_hostname"><code>resolver.resolveAny()</code></a></li>
1043<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvecaa_hostname"><code>resolver.resolveCaa()</code></a></li>
1044<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvecname_hostname"><code>resolver.resolveCname()</code></a></li>
1045<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvemx_hostname"><code>resolver.resolveMx()</code></a></li>
1046<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvenaptr_hostname"><code>resolver.resolveNaptr()</code></a></li>
1047<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvens_hostname"><code>resolver.resolveNs()</code></a></li>
1048<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolveptr_hostname"><code>resolver.resolvePtr()</code></a></li>
1049<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvesoa_hostname"><code>resolver.resolveSoa()</code></a></li>
1050<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvesrv_hostname"><code>resolver.resolveSrv()</code></a></li>
1051<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvetxt_hostname"><code>resolver.resolveTxt()</code></a></li>
1052<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_reverse_ip"><code>resolver.reverse()</code></a></li>
1053<li><a href="#dns_dnspromises_setservers_servers"><code>resolver.setServers()</code></a></li>
1054</ul>
1055<h4><code>resolver.cancel()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_resolver_cancel_1" id="dns_resolver_cancel_1">#</a></span></h4>
1056<div class="api_metadata">
1057<span>Added in: v14.17.0</span>
1058</div>
1059<p>Cancel all outstanding DNS queries made by this resolver. The corresponding
1060promises will be rejected with an error with code <code>ECANCELLED</code>.</p>
1061<h4><code>dnsPromises.getServers()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_getservers" id="dns_dnspromises_getservers">#</a></span></h4>
1062<div class="api_metadata">
1063<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1064</div>
1065<ul>
1066<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a></li>
1067</ul>
1068<p>Returns an array of IP address strings, formatted according to <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5952#section-6">RFC 5952</a>,
1069that are currently configured for DNS resolution. A string will include a port
1070section if a custom port is used.</p>
1071<!-- eslint-disable semi-->
1072<pre><code class="language-js">[
1073  <span class="hljs-string">'4.4.4.4'</span>,
1074  <span class="hljs-string">'2001:4860:4860::8888'</span>,
1075  <span class="hljs-string">'4.4.4.4:1053'</span>,
1076  <span class="hljs-string">'[2001:4860:4860::8888]:1053'</span>,
1077]</code></pre>
1078<h4><code>dnsPromises.lookup(hostname[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_lookup_hostname_options" id="dns_dnspromises_lookup_hostname_options">#</a></span></h4>
1079<div class="api_metadata">
1080<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1081</div>
1082<ul>
1083<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1084<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
1085<ul>
1086<li><code>family</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> The record family. Must be <code>4</code>, <code>6</code>, or <code>0</code>. The value
1087<code>0</code> indicates that IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are both returned. <strong>Default:</strong>
1088<code>0</code>.</li>
1089<li><code>hints</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> One or more <a href="#dns_supported_getaddrinfo_flags">supported <code>getaddrinfo</code> flags</a>. Multiple
1090flags may be passed by bitwise <code>OR</code>ing their values.</li>
1091<li><code>all</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> When <code>true</code>, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with all addresses in
1092an array. Otherwise, returns a single address. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
1093<li><code>verbatim</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> When <code>true</code>, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with IPv4 and
1094IPv6 addresses in the order the DNS resolver returned them. When <code>false</code>,
1095IPv4 addresses are placed before IPv6 addresses.
1096<strong>Default:</strong> currently <code>false</code> (addresses are reordered) but this is
1097expected to change in the not too distant future. Default value is
1098configurable using <a href="#dns_dns_setdefaultresultorder_order"><code>dns.setDefaultResultOrder()</code></a> or
1099<a href="cli.html#cli_dns_result_order_order"><code>--dns-result-order</code></a>. New code should use <code>{ verbatim: true }</code>.</li>
1100</ul>
1101</li>
1102</ul>
1103<p>Resolves a host name (e.g. <code>'nodejs.org'</code>) into the first found A (IPv4) or
1104AAAA (IPv6) record. All <code>option</code> properties are optional. If <code>options</code> is an
1105integer, then it must be <code>4</code> or <code>6</code> – if <code>options</code> is not provided, then IPv4
1106and IPv6 addresses are both returned if found.</p>
1107<p>With the <code>all</code> option set to <code>true</code>, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with <code>addresses</code>
1108being an array of objects with the properties <code>address</code> and <code>family</code>.</p>
1109<p>On error, the <code>Promise</code> is rejected with an <a href="errors.html#errors_class_error"><code>Error</code></a> object, where <code>err.code</code>
1110is the error code.
1111Keep in mind that <code>err.code</code> will be set to <code>'ENOTFOUND'</code> not only when
1112the host name does not exist but also when the lookup fails in other ways
1113such as no available file descriptors.</p>
1114<p><a href="#dns_dnspromises_lookup_hostname_options"><code>dnsPromises.lookup()</code></a> does not necessarily have anything to do with the DNS
1115protocol. The implementation uses an operating system facility that can
1116associate names with addresses, and vice versa. This implementation can have
1117subtle but important consequences on the behavior of any Node.js program. Please
1118take some time to consult the <a href="#dns_implementation_considerations">Implementation considerations section</a> before
1119using <code>dnsPromises.lookup()</code>.</p>
1120<p>Example usage:</p>
1121<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> dns = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'dns'</span>);
1122<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> dnsPromises = dns.<span class="hljs-property">promises</span>;
1123<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> options = {
1124  <span class="hljs-attr">family</span>: <span class="hljs-number">6</span>,
1125  <span class="hljs-attr">hints</span>: dns.<span class="hljs-property">ADDRCONFIG</span> | dns.<span class="hljs-property">V4MAPPED</span>,
1126};
1127
1128dnsPromises.<span class="hljs-title function_">lookup</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'example.com'</span>, options).<span class="hljs-title function_">then</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">result</span>) =></span> {
1129  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'address: %j family: IPv%s'</span>, result.<span class="hljs-property">address</span>, result.<span class="hljs-property">family</span>);
1130  <span class="hljs-comment">// address: "2606:2800:220:1:248:1893:25c8:1946" family: IPv6</span>
1131});
1132
1133<span class="hljs-comment">// When options.all is true, the result will be an Array.</span>
1134options.<span class="hljs-property">all</span> = <span class="hljs-literal">true</span>;
1135dnsPromises.<span class="hljs-title function_">lookup</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'example.com'</span>, options).<span class="hljs-title function_">then</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">result</span>) =></span> {
1136  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'addresses: %j'</span>, result);
1137  <span class="hljs-comment">// addresses: [{"address":"2606:2800:220:1:248:1893:25c8:1946","family":6}]</span>
1138});</code></pre>
1139<h4><code>dnsPromises.lookupService(address, port)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_lookupservice_address_port" id="dns_dnspromises_lookupservice_address_port">#</a></span></h4>
1140<div class="api_metadata">
1141<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1142</div>
1143<ul>
1144<li><code>address</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1145<li><code>port</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
1146</ul>
1147<p>Resolves the given <code>address</code> and <code>port</code> into a host name and service using
1148the operating system's underlying <code>getnameinfo</code> implementation.</p>
1149<p>If <code>address</code> is not a valid IP address, a <code>TypeError</code> will be thrown.
1150The <code>port</code> will be coerced to a number. If it is not a legal port, a <code>TypeError</code>
1151will be thrown.</p>
1152<p>On error, the <code>Promise</code> is rejected with an <a href="errors.html#errors_class_error"><code>Error</code></a> object, where <code>err.code</code>
1153is the error code.</p>
1154<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> dnsPromises = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'dns'</span>).<span class="hljs-property">promises</span>;
1155dnsPromises.<span class="hljs-title function_">lookupService</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'127.0.0.1'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">22</span>).<span class="hljs-title function_">then</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">result</span>) =></span> {
1156  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(result.<span class="hljs-property">hostname</span>, result.<span class="hljs-property">service</span>);
1157  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: localhost ssh</span>
1158});</code></pre>
1159<h4><code>dnsPromises.resolve(hostname[, rrtype])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_resolve_hostname_rrtype" id="dns_dnspromises_resolve_hostname_rrtype">#</a></span></h4>
1160<div class="api_metadata">
1161<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1162</div>
1163<ul>
1164<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Host name to resolve.</li>
1165<li><code>rrtype</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Resource record type. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>'A'</code>.</li>
1166</ul>
1167<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve a host name (e.g. <code>'nodejs.org'</code>) into an array
1168of the resource records. When successful, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an
1169array of resource records. The type and structure of individual results vary
1170based on <code>rrtype</code>:</p>
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1254<table><thead><tr><th><code>rrtype</code></th><th><code>records</code> contains</th><th>Result type</th><th>Shorthand method</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>'A'</code></td><td>IPv4 addresses (default)</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolve4_hostname_options"><code>dnsPromises.resolve4()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'AAAA'</code></td><td>IPv6 addresses</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolve6_hostname_options"><code>dnsPromises.resolve6()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'ANY'</code></td><td>any records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolveany_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveAny()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'CAA'</code></td><td>CA authorization records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvecaa_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveCaa()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'CNAME'</code></td><td>canonical name records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvecname_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveCname()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'MX'</code></td><td>mail exchange records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvemx_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveMx()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'NAPTR'</code></td><td>name authority pointer records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvenaptr_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveNaptr()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'NS'</code></td><td>name server records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvens_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveNs()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'PTR'</code></td><td>pointer records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolveptr_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolvePtr()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'SOA'</code></td><td>start of authority records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvesoa_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveSoa()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'SRV'</code></td><td>service records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvesrv_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveSrv()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'TXT'</code></td><td>text records</td><td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a></td><td><a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvetxt_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveTxt()</code></a></td></tr></tbody></table>
1255<p>On error, the <code>Promise</code> is rejected with an <a href="errors.html#errors_class_error"><code>Error</code></a> object, where <code>err.code</code>
1256is one of the <a href="#dns_error_codes">DNS error codes</a>.</p>
1257<h4><code>dnsPromises.resolve4(hostname[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_resolve4_hostname_options" id="dns_dnspromises_resolve4_hostname_options">#</a></span></h4>
1258<div class="api_metadata">
1259<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1260</div>
1261<ul>
1262<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Host name to resolve.</li>
1263<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
1264<ul>
1265<li><code>ttl</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> Retrieve the Time-To-Live value (TTL) of each record.
1266When <code>true</code>, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an array of
1267<code>{ address: '1.2.3.4', ttl: 60 }</code> objects rather than an array of strings,
1268with the TTL expressed in seconds.</li>
1269</ul>
1270</li>
1271</ul>
1272<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve IPv4 addresses (<code>A</code> records) for the
1273<code>hostname</code>. On success, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an array of IPv4
1274addresses (e.g. <code>['74.125.79.104', '74.125.79.105', '74.125.79.106']</code>).</p>
1275<h4><code>dnsPromises.resolve6(hostname[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_resolve6_hostname_options" id="dns_dnspromises_resolve6_hostname_options">#</a></span></h4>
1276<div class="api_metadata">
1277<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1278</div>
1279<ul>
1280<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Host name to resolve.</li>
1281<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
1282<ul>
1283<li><code>ttl</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> Retrieve the Time-To-Live value (TTL) of each record.
1284When <code>true</code>, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an array of
1285<code>{ address: '0:1:2:3:4:5:6:7', ttl: 60 }</code> objects rather than an array of
1286strings, with the TTL expressed in seconds.</li>
1287</ul>
1288</li>
1289</ul>
1290<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve IPv6 addresses (<code>AAAA</code> records) for the
1291<code>hostname</code>. On success, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an array of IPv6
1292addresses.</p>
1293<h4><code>dnsPromises.resolveAny(hostname)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_resolveany_hostname" id="dns_dnspromises_resolveany_hostname">#</a></span></h4>
1294<div class="api_metadata">
1295<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1296</div>
1297<ul>
1298<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1299</ul>
1300<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve all records (also known as <code>ANY</code> or <code>*</code> query).
1301On success, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an array containing various types of
1302records. Each object has a property <code>type</code> that indicates the type of the
1303current record. And depending on the <code>type</code>, additional properties will be
1304present on the object:</p>
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1354<table><thead><tr><th>Type</th><th>Properties</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>'A'</code></td><td><code>address</code>/<code>ttl</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>'AAAA'</code></td><td><code>address</code>/<code>ttl</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>'CNAME'</code></td><td><code>value</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>'MX'</code></td><td>Refer to <a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvemx_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveMx()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'NAPTR'</code></td><td>Refer to <a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvenaptr_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveNaptr()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'NS'</code></td><td><code>value</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>'PTR'</code></td><td><code>value</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>'SOA'</code></td><td>Refer to <a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvesoa_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveSoa()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'SRV'</code></td><td>Refer to <a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvesrv_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveSrv()</code></a></td></tr><tr><td><code>'TXT'</code></td><td>This type of record contains an array property called <code>entries</code> which refers to <a href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvetxt_hostname"><code>dnsPromises.resolveTxt()</code></a>, e.g. <code>{ entries: ['...'], type: 'TXT' }</code></td></tr></tbody></table>
1355<p>Here is an example of the result object:</p>
1356<!-- eslint-disable semi -->
1357<pre><code class="language-js">[ { <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'A'</span>, <span class="hljs-attr">address</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'127.0.0.1'</span>, <span class="hljs-attr">ttl</span>: <span class="hljs-number">299</span> },
1358  { <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'CNAME'</span>, <span class="hljs-attr">value</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'example.com'</span> },
1359  { <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'MX'</span>, <span class="hljs-attr">exchange</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'alt4.aspmx.l.example.com'</span>, <span class="hljs-attr">priority</span>: <span class="hljs-number">50</span> },
1360  { <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'NS'</span>, <span class="hljs-attr">value</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'ns1.example.com'</span> },
1361  { <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'TXT'</span>, <span class="hljs-attr">entries</span>: [ <span class="hljs-string">'v=spf1 include:_spf.example.com ~all'</span> ] },
1362  { <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'SOA'</span>,
1363    <span class="hljs-attr">nsname</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'ns1.example.com'</span>,
1364    <span class="hljs-attr">hostmaster</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'admin.example.com'</span>,
1365    <span class="hljs-attr">serial</span>: <span class="hljs-number">156696742</span>,
1366    <span class="hljs-attr">refresh</span>: <span class="hljs-number">900</span>,
1367    <span class="hljs-attr">retry</span>: <span class="hljs-number">900</span>,
1368    <span class="hljs-attr">expire</span>: <span class="hljs-number">1800</span>,
1369    <span class="hljs-attr">minttl</span>: <span class="hljs-number">60</span> } ]</code></pre>
1370<h4><code>dnsPromises.resolveCaa(hostname)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvecaa_hostname" id="dns_dnspromises_resolvecaa_hostname">#</a></span></h4>
1371<div class="api_metadata">
1372<span>Added in: v14.17.0</span>
1373</div>
1374<ul>
1375<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1376</ul>
1377<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve <code>CAA</code> records for the <code>hostname</code>. On success,
1378the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an array of objects containing available
1379certification authority authorization records available for the <code>hostname</code>
1380(e.g. <code>[{critical: 0, iodef: 'mailto:pki@example.com'},{critical: 128, issue: 'pki.example.com'}]</code>).</p>
1381<h4><code>dnsPromises.resolveCname(hostname)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvecname_hostname" id="dns_dnspromises_resolvecname_hostname">#</a></span></h4>
1382<div class="api_metadata">
1383<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1384</div>
1385<ul>
1386<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1387</ul>
1388<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve <code>CNAME</code> records for the <code>hostname</code>. On success,
1389the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an array of canonical name records available for
1390the <code>hostname</code> (e.g. <code>['bar.example.com']</code>).</p>
1391<h4><code>dnsPromises.resolveMx(hostname)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvemx_hostname" id="dns_dnspromises_resolvemx_hostname">#</a></span></h4>
1392<div class="api_metadata">
1393<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1394</div>
1395<ul>
1396<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1397</ul>
1398<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve mail exchange records (<code>MX</code> records) for the
1399<code>hostname</code>. On success, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an array of objects
1400containing both a <code>priority</code> and <code>exchange</code> property (e.g.
1401<code>[{priority: 10, exchange: 'mx.example.com'}, ...]</code>).</p>
1402<h4><code>dnsPromises.resolveNaptr(hostname)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvenaptr_hostname" id="dns_dnspromises_resolvenaptr_hostname">#</a></span></h4>
1403<div class="api_metadata">
1404<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1405</div>
1406<ul>
1407<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1408</ul>
1409<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve regular expression based records (<code>NAPTR</code>
1410records) for the <code>hostname</code>. On success, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an array
1411of objects with the following properties:</p>
1412<ul>
1413<li><code>flags</code></li>
1414<li><code>service</code></li>
1415<li><code>regexp</code></li>
1416<li><code>replacement</code></li>
1417<li><code>order</code></li>
1418<li><code>preference</code></li>
1419</ul>
1420<!-- eslint-skip -->
1421<pre><code class="language-js">{
1422  <span class="hljs-attr">flags</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'s'</span>,
1423  <span class="hljs-attr">service</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'SIP+D2U'</span>,
1424  <span class="hljs-attr">regexp</span>: <span class="hljs-string">''</span>,
1425  <span class="hljs-attr">replacement</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'_sip._udp.example.com'</span>,
1426  <span class="hljs-attr">order</span>: <span class="hljs-number">30</span>,
1427  <span class="hljs-attr">preference</span>: <span class="hljs-number">100</span>
1428}</code></pre>
1429<h4><code>dnsPromises.resolveNs(hostname)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvens_hostname" id="dns_dnspromises_resolvens_hostname">#</a></span></h4>
1430<div class="api_metadata">
1431<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1432</div>
1433<ul>
1434<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1435</ul>
1436<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve name server records (<code>NS</code> records) for the
1437<code>hostname</code>. On success, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an array of name server
1438records available for <code>hostname</code> (e.g.
1439<code>['ns1.example.com', 'ns2.example.com']</code>).</p>
1440<h4><code>dnsPromises.resolvePtr(hostname)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_resolveptr_hostname" id="dns_dnspromises_resolveptr_hostname">#</a></span></h4>
1441<div class="api_metadata">
1442<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1443</div>
1444<ul>
1445<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1446</ul>
1447<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve pointer records (<code>PTR</code> records) for the
1448<code>hostname</code>. On success, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an array of strings
1449containing the reply records.</p>
1450<h4><code>dnsPromises.resolveSoa(hostname)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvesoa_hostname" id="dns_dnspromises_resolvesoa_hostname">#</a></span></h4>
1451<div class="api_metadata">
1452<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1453</div>
1454<ul>
1455<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1456</ul>
1457<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve a start of authority record (<code>SOA</code> record) for
1458the <code>hostname</code>. On success, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an object with the
1459following properties:</p>
1460<ul>
1461<li><code>nsname</code></li>
1462<li><code>hostmaster</code></li>
1463<li><code>serial</code></li>
1464<li><code>refresh</code></li>
1465<li><code>retry</code></li>
1466<li><code>expire</code></li>
1467<li><code>minttl</code></li>
1468</ul>
1469<!-- eslint-skip -->
1470<pre><code class="language-js">{
1471  <span class="hljs-attr">nsname</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'ns.example.com'</span>,
1472  <span class="hljs-attr">hostmaster</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'root.example.com'</span>,
1473  <span class="hljs-attr">serial</span>: <span class="hljs-number">2013101809</span>,
1474  <span class="hljs-attr">refresh</span>: <span class="hljs-number">10000</span>,
1475  <span class="hljs-attr">retry</span>: <span class="hljs-number">2400</span>,
1476  <span class="hljs-attr">expire</span>: <span class="hljs-number">604800</span>,
1477  <span class="hljs-attr">minttl</span>: <span class="hljs-number">3600</span>
1478}</code></pre>
1479<h4><code>dnsPromises.resolveSrv(hostname)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvesrv_hostname" id="dns_dnspromises_resolvesrv_hostname">#</a></span></h4>
1480<div class="api_metadata">
1481<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1482</div>
1483<ul>
1484<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1485</ul>
1486<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve service records (<code>SRV</code> records) for the
1487<code>hostname</code>. On success, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an array of objects with
1488the following properties:</p>
1489<ul>
1490<li><code>priority</code></li>
1491<li><code>weight</code></li>
1492<li><code>port</code></li>
1493<li><code>name</code></li>
1494</ul>
1495<!-- eslint-skip -->
1496<pre><code class="language-js">{
1497  <span class="hljs-attr">priority</span>: <span class="hljs-number">10</span>,
1498  <span class="hljs-attr">weight</span>: <span class="hljs-number">5</span>,
1499  <span class="hljs-attr">port</span>: <span class="hljs-number">21223</span>,
1500  <span class="hljs-attr">name</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'service.example.com'</span>
1501}</code></pre>
1502<h4><code>dnsPromises.resolveTxt(hostname)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_resolvetxt_hostname" id="dns_dnspromises_resolvetxt_hostname">#</a></span></h4>
1503<div class="api_metadata">
1504<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1505</div>
1506<ul>
1507<li><code>hostname</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1508</ul>
1509<p>Uses the DNS protocol to resolve text queries (<code>TXT</code> records) for the
1510<code>hostname</code>. On success, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with a two-dimensional array
1511of the text records available for <code>hostname</code> (e.g.
1512<code>[ ['v=spf1 ip4:0.0.0.0 ', '~all' ] ]</code>). Each sub-array contains TXT chunks of
1513one record. Depending on the use case, these could be either joined together or
1514treated separately.</p>
1515<h4><code>dnsPromises.reverse(ip)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_reverse_ip" id="dns_dnspromises_reverse_ip">#</a></span></h4>
1516<div class="api_metadata">
1517<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1518</div>
1519<ul>
1520<li><code>ip</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1521</ul>
1522<p>Performs a reverse DNS query that resolves an IPv4 or IPv6 address to an
1523array of host names.</p>
1524<p>On error, the <code>Promise</code> is rejected with an <a href="errors.html#errors_class_error"><code>Error</code></a> object, where <code>err.code</code>
1525is one of the <a href="#dns_error_codes">DNS error codes</a>.</p>
1526<h4><code>dnsPromises.setDefaultResultOrder(order)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_setdefaultresultorder_order" id="dns_dnspromises_setdefaultresultorder_order">#</a></span></h4>
1527<div class="api_metadata">
1528<span>Added in: v14.18.0</span>
1529</div>
1530<ul>
1531<li><code>order</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> must be <code>'ipv4first'</code> or <code>'verbatim'</code>.</li>
1532</ul>
1533<p>Set the default value of <code>verbatim</code> in <a href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a> and
1534<a href="#dns_dnspromises_lookup_hostname_options"><code>dnsPromises.lookup()</code></a>. The value could be:</p>
1535<ul>
1536<li><code>ipv4first</code>: sets default <code>verbatim</code> <code>false</code>.</li>
1537<li><code>verbatim</code>: sets default <code>verbatim</code> <code>true</code>.</li>
1538</ul>
1539<p>The default is <code>ipv4first</code> and <a href="#dns_dnspromises_setdefaultresultorder_order"><code>dnsPromises.setDefaultResultOrder()</code></a> have
1540higher priority than <a href="cli.html#cli_dns_result_order_order"><code>--dns-result-order</code></a>. When using <a href="worker_threads.html">worker threads</a>,
1541<a href="#dns_dnspromises_setdefaultresultorder_order"><code>dnsPromises.setDefaultResultOrder()</code></a> from the main thread won't affect the
1542default dns orders in workers.</p>
1543<h4><code>dnsPromises.setServers(servers)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dnspromises_setservers_servers" id="dns_dnspromises_setservers_servers">#</a></span></h4>
1544<div class="api_metadata">
1545<span>Added in: v10.6.0</span>
1546</div>
1547<ul>
1548<li><code>servers</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a> array of <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5952#section-6">RFC 5952</a> formatted addresses</li>
1549</ul>
1550<p>Sets the IP address and port of servers to be used when performing DNS
1551resolution. The <code>servers</code> argument is an array of <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5952#section-6">RFC 5952</a> formatted
1552addresses. If the port is the IANA default DNS port (53) it can be omitted.</p>
1553<pre><code class="language-js">dnsPromises.<span class="hljs-title function_">setServers</span>([
1554  <span class="hljs-string">'4.4.4.4'</span>,
1555  <span class="hljs-string">'[2001:4860:4860::8888]'</span>,
1556  <span class="hljs-string">'4.4.4.4:1053'</span>,
1557  <span class="hljs-string">'[2001:4860:4860::8888]:1053'</span>,
1558]);</code></pre>
1559<p>An error will be thrown if an invalid address is provided.</p>
1560<p>The <code>dnsPromises.setServers()</code> method must not be called while a DNS query is in
1561progress.</p>
1562<p>This method works much like
1563<a href="https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/resolv.conf.5.html">resolve.conf</a>.
1564That is, if attempting to resolve with the first server provided results in a
1565<code>NOTFOUND</code> error, the <code>resolve()</code> method will <em>not</em> attempt to resolve with
1566subsequent servers provided. Fallback DNS servers will only be used if the
1567earlier ones time out or result in some other error.</p>
1568</section><section><h3>Error codes<span><a class="mark" href="#dns_error_codes" id="dns_error_codes">#</a></span></h3>
1569<p>Each DNS query can return one of the following error codes:</p>
1570<ul>
1571<li><code>dns.NODATA</code>: DNS server returned answer with no data.</li>
1572<li><code>dns.FORMERR</code>: DNS server claims query was misformatted.</li>
1573<li><code>dns.SERVFAIL</code>: DNS server returned general failure.</li>
1574<li><code>dns.NOTFOUND</code>: Domain name not found.</li>
1575<li><code>dns.NOTIMP</code>: DNS server does not implement requested operation.</li>
1576<li><code>dns.REFUSED</code>: DNS server refused query.</li>
1577<li><code>dns.BADQUERY</code>: Misformatted DNS query.</li>
1578<li><code>dns.BADNAME</code>: Misformatted host name.</li>
1579<li><code>dns.BADFAMILY</code>: Unsupported address family.</li>
1580<li><code>dns.BADRESP</code>: Misformatted DNS reply.</li>
1581<li><code>dns.CONNREFUSED</code>: Could not contact DNS servers.</li>
1582<li><code>dns.TIMEOUT</code>: Timeout while contacting DNS servers.</li>
1583<li><code>dns.EOF</code>: End of file.</li>
1584<li><code>dns.FILE</code>: Error reading file.</li>
1585<li><code>dns.NOMEM</code>: Out of memory.</li>
1586<li><code>dns.DESTRUCTION</code>: Channel is being destroyed.</li>
1587<li><code>dns.BADSTR</code>: Misformatted string.</li>
1588<li><code>dns.BADFLAGS</code>: Illegal flags specified.</li>
1589<li><code>dns.NONAME</code>: Given host name is not numeric.</li>
1590<li><code>dns.BADHINTS</code>: Illegal hints flags specified.</li>
1591<li><code>dns.NOTINITIALIZED</code>: c-ares library initialization not yet performed.</li>
1592<li><code>dns.LOADIPHLPAPI</code>: Error loading <code>iphlpapi.dll</code>.</li>
1593<li><code>dns.ADDRGETNETWORKPARAMS</code>: Could not find <code>GetNetworkParams</code> function.</li>
1594<li><code>dns.CANCELLED</code>: DNS query cancelled.</li>
1595</ul>
1596</section><section><h3>Implementation considerations<span><a class="mark" href="#dns_implementation_considerations" id="dns_implementation_considerations">#</a></span></h3>
1597<p>Although <a href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a> and the various <code>dns.resolve*()/dns.reverse()</code>
1598functions have the same goal of associating a network name with a network
1599address (or vice versa), their behavior is quite different. These differences
1600can have subtle but significant consequences on the behavior of Node.js
1601programs.</p>
1602<h4><code>dns.lookup()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_lookup" id="dns_dns_lookup">#</a></span></h4>
1603<p>Under the hood, <a href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a> uses the same operating system facilities
1604as most other programs. For instance, <a href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a> will almost always
1605resolve a given name the same way as the <code>ping</code> command. On most POSIX-like
1606operating systems, the behavior of the <a href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a> function can be
1607modified by changing settings in <a href="http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/nsswitch.conf.5.html"><code>nsswitch.conf(5)</code></a> and/or <a href="http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/resolv.conf.5.html"><code>resolv.conf(5)</code></a>,
1608but changing these files will change the behavior of all other
1609programs running on the same operating system.</p>
1610<p>Though the call to <code>dns.lookup()</code> will be asynchronous from JavaScript's
1611perspective, it is implemented as a synchronous call to <a href="http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/getaddrinfo.3.html"><code>getaddrinfo(3)</code></a> that runs
1612on libuv's threadpool. This can have surprising negative performance
1613implications for some applications, see the <a href="cli.html#cli_uv_threadpool_size_size"><code>UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE</code></a>
1614documentation for more information.</p>
1615<p>Various networking APIs will call <code>dns.lookup()</code> internally to resolve
1616host names. If that is an issue, consider resolving the host name to an address
1617using <code>dns.resolve()</code> and using the address instead of a host name. Also, some
1618networking APIs (such as <a href="net.html#net_socket_connect_options_connectlistener"><code>socket.connect()</code></a> and <a href="dgram.html#dgram_dgram_createsocket_options_callback"><code>dgram.createSocket()</code></a>)
1619allow the default resolver, <code>dns.lookup()</code>, to be replaced.</p>
1620<h4><code>dns.resolve()</code>, <code>dns.resolve*()</code> and <code>dns.reverse()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#dns_dns_resolve_dns_resolve_and_dns_reverse" id="dns_dns_resolve_dns_resolve_and_dns_reverse">#</a></span></h4>
1621<p>These functions are implemented quite differently than <a href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a>. They
1622do not use <a href="http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/getaddrinfo.3.html"><code>getaddrinfo(3)</code></a> and they <em>always</em> perform a DNS query on the
1623network. This network communication is always done asynchronously, and does not
1624use libuv's threadpool.</p>
1625<p>As a result, these functions cannot have the same negative impact on other
1626processing that happens on libuv's threadpool that <a href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a> can have.</p>
1627<p>They do not use the same set of configuration files than what <a href="#dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a>
1628uses. For instance, <em>they do not use the configuration from <code>/etc/hosts</code></em>.</p></section>
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