MX records from command line

To get the mail records for a domain, you can type

dig <domain> MX

E.g

dig adamfallon.com MX

# Returns
; <<>> DiG 9.10.6 <<>> adamfallon.com MX
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 27153
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;adamfallon.com.                        IN      MX

;; ANSWER SECTION:
adamfallon.com.         3600    IN      MX      10 mx01.mail.icloud.com.
adamfallon.com.         3600    IN      MX      10 mx02.mail.icloud.com.

;; Query time: 17 msec
;; SERVER: 100.100.100.100#53(100.100.100.100)
;; WHEN: Wed Oct 07 00:05:11 BST 2026
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 97