Evidence and handoffs

Capture and share a snapshot

Freeze a lookup result as a read-only, shareable page so a record’s value is preserved for a ticket or handoff.

When to use it

Use this when

  • You want to attach DNS evidence to a bug report or support ticket.
  • You need a stable link to a result that won’t change when the underlying record does.

Steps

Do this

  1. Run any lookupUse any tool, then click Save snapshot in the action bar under the result.
  2. Copy the linkdnsbin stores the query metadata and result JSON and returns a public, read-only snapshot URL.
  3. Share itAnyone with the link sees exactly what you saw, including the resolver and timestamp.

Examples

Copyable commands

REST — create (anonymous)
curl -X POST 'https://dnsbin.ca/api/v1/snapshots' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"name":"example.com","type":"A","kind":"lookup","result":{}}'
REST — read
curl 'https://dnsbin.ca/api/v1/snapshots/abc123'

Operational notes

Keep in mind

  • Snapshots are public, read-only pages — don’t capture anything you wouldn’t share.
  • Creation is public and rate-limited — the browser button works without an account. Sending a dns:create API key attributes the snapshot to your account; reading is always public.