# SPF record for GoDaddy (Professional Email, Microsoft 365 from GoDaddy)

URL: https://iblockspam.com/spf/godaddy
Last updated: 2026-10-09

Include: include:secureserver.net
Where it goes: Your domain (@)
DNS lookups: 3 of 10

For GoDaddy Professional Email and Microsoft 365 from GoDaddy, GoDaddy gives the SPF value v=spf1 include:secureserver.net -all, published as a TXT record on @. When we measured it, GoDaddy's include already contained Microsoft's include:spf.protection.outlook.com and cost 3 DNS lookups, so don't add Microsoft's include as well.

## Example records

- GoDaddy email only (TXT, host @): `v=spf1 include:secureserver.net -all`
- GoDaddy email and Google Workspace (TXT, host @): `v=spf1 include:secureserver.net include:_spf.google.com -all`
- GoDaddy email and Zendesk (TXT, host @): `v=spf1 include:secureserver.net include:mail.zendesk.com -all`

## Notes

- On 9 October 2026, `secureserver.net` nested `include:spf.protection.outlook.com`. Listing both spends an extra lookup and adds nothing.

## How to add it

- In your GoDaddy account, open the DNS records for your domain.
- Look for an existing TXT record on `@` that starts with `v=spf1`. GoDaddy says only one SPF record works on a domain at a time.
- Edit that record to include `include:secureserver.net`, or add a TXT record with name `@` and the value above.
- If you have Microsoft 365 from GoDaddy with the Advanced Email Security add-on, use the SPF record shown in your Email & Office dashboard instead.
- Save, then check the live record with the SPF Checker below.

## DKIM and DMARC

SPF only checks the envelope sender. Check your GoDaddy email product's settings for DKIM signing on your domain, then publish a [DMARC record](https://iblockspam.com/blog/dmarc-record-examples) so receivers know what to do with mail that fails both checks.

## Common mistakes

- Adding `include:spf.protection.outlook.com` next to `include:secureserver.net` for Microsoft 365 from GoDaddy: it is already nested inside GoDaddy's include.

**Q: What SPF record does GoDaddy email use?**
GoDaddy gives `v=spf1 include:secureserver.net -all` for Professional Email, Microsoft 365 from GoDaddy and some hosting products. Publish it as a TXT record with name `@`, or merge the include into your existing SPF record.

**Q: I have Microsoft 365 from GoDaddy. Do I also need Microsoft's include?**
No. When we measured it on 9 October 2026, GoDaddy's `secureserver.net` record already included `spf.protection.outlook.com`. Adding Microsoft's include as well costs an extra DNS lookup for nothing.

**Q: What if I have GoDaddy's Advanced Email Security add-on?**
GoDaddy says to check your Email & Office dashboard for the SPF record in that case, rather than using the standard `secureserver.net` value. Copy the record it shows exactly.

Sources:
- GoDaddy Help: Add an SPF record: https://www.godaddy.com/help/add-an-spf-record-19218

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