DNSPod
docs.dnspod.com/dns/help-diff-plan/Managed authoritative DNSdomains-dns/dnspod-freeJSONcomparereport an errorprovider JSON
- Free allowance
- The Free DNS plan: unlimited records, 5 subdomain levels, 2 URL forwards, round-robin DNS of up to 10 records per host, API supported, minimum TTL 600 s; it is activated by default once a domain is added
- Verdict
- caveatusable, with a named limit or an unprobed read path
- Cost
- free tier
- Identity
- any-phoneno card, phone required
- Binding limit
- per-object-cap5 subdomain levels, 2 URL forwards, up to 10 round-robin records per host, minimum TTL 600 s on the Free plan
- Evidence
- documented20 sources; a first-party page was read and the sentence quoted
- Freshness
- stale on 2026-12-04checked 2026-11-03 (live); stale on 2026-12-04
| Free tier | the Free DNS plan: unlimited records, 5 subdomain levels, 2 URL forwards, round-robin DNS of up to 10 records per host, API supported, minimum TTL 600 s; it is activated by default once a domain is added unit unlimited; metered on none |
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| Price | none stated |
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| Limits | - per-object-cap (binding) 5 subdomain levels, 2 URL forwards, up to 10 round-robin records per host, minimum TTL 600 s on the Free plan source
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| Binding | per-object-cap the 600 s TTL floor decides for a dynamic record; the identity gate is a phone number with an SMS code |
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| Identity | any-phone the international site uses a Tencent Cloud account: an e-mail address with a code sent to it, then a mobile number of the registration location with an SMS code, at most 5 accounts per number; the +86 area code is not supported on the international site; no card is asked on the pages read (https://www.tencentcloud.com/document/product/378/17985, https://docs.dnspod.com/account/accountupgrade/) |
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| Egress | no DNS query cap published on the pages read |
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| Per-object cap | no record cap on the Free plan (records unlimited); 5 subdomain levels, 2 URL forwards and up to 10 round-robin records per host |
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| Retention | unverified: the plan, overview and API pages read state no inactivity, renewal or confirmation rule for a Free zone |
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| Interface | rest a dynamic-DNS update call on the international API, POST https://api.dnspod.com/Record.Ddns with a login_token and the parameters domain_id, record_id, record_line and sub_domain; the pages read give no rate limit for it |
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| Tooling | curl or any HTTP client against the DNSPod API, and the DNSPod console; an update must name the domain_id and the record_id |
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| Composes with | a free zone for a domain the user already owns, with A, CNAME and subdomain records pointed at any address; it can hold a dynamic record but the 600 s minimum TTL slows how quickly an address change reaches resolvers |
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| Reliability | unverified: the pages read state no inactivity rule and no SLA for the Free plan |
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| Notes | Confirmation interval: none stated. The mainland-China site dnspod.cn has its own e-mail registration that also binds and verifies a mobile number. |
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| Evidence note | documented the plan overview, the dynamic-DNS API page, the Tencent Cloud sign-up page and the account-upgrade page were read and quoted; no sign-up form was submitted and the update call was not probed because it needs a token |
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