AWS Route 53
Add Domain to Resend
Section titled “Add Domain to Resend”First, log in to your Resend Account and add a domain.
Log in to Route 53
Section titled “Log in to Route 53”Then, log in to your AWS Management Console, and open Route 53 console, then click on your domain name. From there, click on Create Record.
Add MX SPF Record
Section titled “Add MX SPF Record”- Type in
sendfor theRecord name. - Select the
Record typedropdown, and chooseMX. - Copy the MX Value from your domain in Resend into the
Valuefield. - Be sure to include the
10in theValuefield, as seen in the screenshot.
Below is a mapping of the record fields from Resend to Route 53:
| Route 53 | Resend | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| Record Type | Type | MX Record |
| Record name | Name | send |
| Value | Content & Priority | 10 feedback-smtp.us-east-1.amazonses.com |
| TTL | TTL | Use Route 53 Default (300) |
| Routing policy | - | Simple routing |
Add TXT SPF Record
Section titled “Add TXT SPF Record”In the same section, choose Add another record:
- Type in
sendfor theRecord name. - Click the
Record typedropdown. - Select the
Record typedropdown, and chooseTXT. - Copy TXT Value from your domain in Resend into the
Valuefield.
Below is a mapping of the record fields from Resend to Route 53:
| Route 53 | Resend | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Type | TXT Record |
| Record name | Name | send |
| Value | Content | "v=spf1 include:amazonses.com ~all" |
| TTL | TTL | Use Route 53 Default (300) |
| Routing policy | - | Simple routing |
Add TXT DKIM Records
Section titled “Add TXT DKIM Records”In the same section, choose Add another record:
- Type in
resend._domainkeyfor theRecord name. - Change the
Record TypetoTXT. - Copy the TXT Value value from your domain in Resend to the
Valuetext box. - Click on
Create Records.
Below is a mapping of the record fields from Resend to Route 53:
| Route 53 | Resend | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Type | TXT Record |
| Record name | Name | resend._domainkey |
| Value | Content | p=example_domain_key_value |
| TTL | TTL | Use Route 53 Default (300) |
| Routing policy | - | Simple routing |
Receiving Emails
Section titled “Receiving Emails”If you want to receive emails at your domain, toggle the "Receiving" switch on the domain details page.
In the Route 53 console, click Create Record:
- Type in
inbound(or whatever your subdomain is) for theRecord name. - Select the
Record typedropdown, and chooseMX. - Copy the MX Value from your domain in Resend into the
Valuefield. - Be sure to include the
10in theValuefield (e.g.,10 inbound-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com).
Below is a mapping of the record fields from Resend to Route 53:
| Route 53 | Resend | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| Record Type | Type | MX Record |
| Record name | Name | inbound |
| Value | Content & Priority | 10 inbound-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com |
| TTL | TTL | Use Route 53 Default (300) |
| Routing policy | - | Simple routing |
After verifying your domain, create a webhook to process incoming emails. For help setting up a webhook, how to access email data and attachments, forward emails, and more, see our guide on receiving emails with Resend.
Complete Verification
Section titled “Complete Verification”Now click Verify DNS Records on your Domain in Resend. It may take up to 5 hours to complete the verification process (often much faster).
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”If your domain is not successfully verified, these are some common troubleshooting methods.
Resend shows my domain verification failed.
Review the records you added to Route 53 to rule out copy and paste errors.