Bulk MX lookup for a list of email addresses

Paste addresses and this bulk MX lookup sorts them by mail host: Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, a security gateway, or another host.

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Only the domains are sent, to Cloudflare's public DNS. Nothing is stored.

How the map reads MX records

Google Workspace MX records

Google Workspace uses one MX record. Domains set up before 2023 may still have older values that start with aspmx. Google says they still work, and that a working setup needs no change.

  • smtp.google.comPriority 1The current value
  • Values that start with aspmxOlder domains (before 2023). Still supported.

Source: knowledge.workspace.google.com (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

Microsoft 365 MX record

Microsoft 365 uses one MX record that points to a host named for your domain. Find your MX token in the Microsoft 365 admin center, under Domains. Give it the lowest preference number, and remove MX records that point to the old mail system once mail flows. Microsoft is moving these hosts to subdomains under mx.microsoft, for domains that turn on DNSSEC and for part of new domains from July 1, 2026.

  • <MX token>.mail.protection.outlook.comPriority 0 or 1 (lower than any other MX)The MX token comes from the Microsoft 365 admin center, under Domains.
  • <subdomain>.mx.microsoftDomains moved for DNSSEC, and part of new domains from July 1, 2026.

Source: learn.microsoft.com (opens in a new tab), learn.microsoft.com (opens in a new tab), techcommunity.microsoft.com (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

MX preference

Each MX record has a preference number. Senders try the lowest number first, so this map reads the host with the lowest number as the one that takes the mail.

Source: rfc-editor.org (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

No MX record

With no MX record, senders deliver to the domain's own address record, as if it were an MX with preference 0. Such a domain often runs no mailbox service at all.

Source: rfc-editor.org (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

Null MX

A single MX record with preference 0 and the host . says the domain accepts no email. Mail to it fails at once.

Source: rfc-editor.org (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

Any other MX host reads Other, with the host shown as it is.

Google Workspace

Google Workspace

MX smtp.google.com, or older values that start with aspmx.

Source: knowledge.workspace.google.com (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365

MX <MX token>.mail.protection.outlook.com, or a subdomain under mx.microsoft.

Source: learn.microsoft.com (opens in a new tab), techcommunity.microsoft.com (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

Other named host

Zoho Mail

MX mx.zoho.com, mx2.zoho.com and mx3.zoho.com; the ending changes with the data center.

Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

Fastmail

MX in1-smtp.messagingengine.com and in2-smtp.messagingengine.com.

Source: fastmail.help (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

Proton Mail

MX mail.protonmail.ch and mailsec.protonmail.ch.

Source: proton.me (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

iCloud Mail

MX mx01.mail.icloud.com and mx02.mail.icloud.com.

Source: support.apple.com (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

Mailgun (inbound routes)

MX mxa.mailgun.org and mxb.mailgun.org.

Source: documentation.mailgun.com (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

Security gateway

Sophos Email

MX hosts under prod.hydra.sophos.com, or an eml100 subdomain of ctr.sophos.com.

Source: docs.sophos.com (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

Cisco Secure Email Cloud Gateway

MX hosts named for the customer's allocation under iphmx.com.

Source: docs.ces.cisco.com (opens in a new tab), docs.ces.cisco.com (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

Barracuda Email Gateway Defense

MX hosts ending in ess.barracudanetworks.com.

Source: documentation.campus.barracuda.com (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

Trend Micro Email Security

MX hosts ending in a regional name such as in.tmes.trendmicro.com, in.tmes.trendmicro.eu or in.tmems-jp.trendmicro.com.

Source: docs.trendmicro.com (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

Consumer mailbox domains: 12

Gmail

gmail.com, googlemail.com

Google's free mail. Mail to gmail.com and googlemail.com goes to the same place.

Source: support.google.com (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

Outlook.com

outlook.com, hotmail.com, live.com

Microsoft's free mail. Hotmail.com and Live.com accounts are reached through Outlook.com.

Source: support.microsoft.com (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

iCloud Mail

icloud.com, me.com, mac.com

Apple's free mail. iCloud addresses end in icloud.com, me.com or mac.com.

Source: support.apple.com (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

Proton Mail

proton.me, protonmail.com, pm.me, protonmail.ch

Proton's mail. Its own address domains are proton.me, protonmail.com, pm.me and protonmail.ch.

Source: proton.me (opens in a new tab). Checked Nov 10, 2026.

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Published Nov 11, 2026

Shorter page: the tool first, the answer in a few lines.

A bulk MX lookup reads the MX records of every domain on a list and tells you which mail host takes each one's email. Paste addresses above in any format, one per line or a column from a sheet, and the map sorts them by host.

Only the unique domains are sent, to Cloudflare's public DNS resolver. The addresses stay on this page, and nothing is stored.

How to read the result

Each domain is labelled by its first MX host, the one with the lowest preference number. Senders try that host first, as RFC 5321, the SMTP standard, sets out. A host is named only when its own setup docs give that MX value, and anything else is shown as it is.

A security gateway is the result people misread. It shows who scans the mail on the way in, not where the mailbox lives, so the company behind it could be on any host.

A domain with no MX record falls back to its own address record, which is usually a website with no mail service. A null MX says the domain takes no mail at all.

What to do next

Remove the domains that cannot receive mail before the first send: ones that do not exist, ones with a null MX, and most with no MX record. Those bounce, and bounces cost the reputation of the mailbox that sends them.

Give personal addresses on a business list a second look. They usually came from a different source than the work addresses beside them.

Then check the addresses themselves. To start your next list from addresses that already check out, find and verify emails for a whole list in one run.

Bulk MX lookup: common questions

How can I tell if a company uses Google Workspace or Microsoft 365?

Look up its domain's MX records. A first MX host of smtp.google.com, or one that starts with aspmx, means Google Workspace. A host ending in mail.protection.outlook.com or mx.microsoft means Microsoft 365. Paste an address above to check.

Does an MX lookup tell me if an email address exists?

No. An MX record belongs to the domain, so it says where the domain's mail goes, not whether one address has a mailbox behind it. A typo at a company on Google Workspace maps to Google Workspace like everyone else there.

Why can't the map name a domain's mail host?

Its first MX host is not one the map can name from that host's own documentation. The host name is shown as it is, so you can look it up. Some filtering services publish their MX values only behind a sign-in, so they stay unnamed too.

About this article

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Utku Zihnioglu

CEO & co-founder

Serial entrepreneur who built infrastructure companies handling billions of requests. Now leads engineering at Oneprofile, which finds the people worth talking to, researches each one, and follows up until they reply.

Drafted with AI from our product docs and code. Utku Zihnioglu answers for what it says.

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