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Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:
  1. A SendKit account with a domain added
  2. Access to your Namecheap account
  3. Your domain’s DNS records from the SendKit domain detail page

Add DNS records

Log in to Namecheap, go to Domain List, click Manage next to your domain, then go to the Advanced DNS tab. Click Add New Record for each of the following.

1. DKIM record

1

Add a new record

Click Add New Record and select TXT Record.
2

Set the host

In the Host field, enter sendkit._domainkey.
3

Set the value

In the Value field, paste the full DKIM value from your SendKit domain detail page.
4

Save

Leave TTL as Automatic and click the green checkmark to save.
Namecheap fieldSendKit value
TypeTXT Record
Hostsendkit._domainkey
ValueYour DKIM value from SendKit
TTLAutomatic

2. SPF record

1

Add a new record

Click Add New Record and select TXT Record.
2

Set the host

In the Host field, enter send.
3

Set the value

In the Value field, paste the SPF value from your SendKit domain detail page.
4

Save

Leave TTL as Automatic and click the green checkmark to save.
Namecheap fieldSendKit value
TypeTXT Record
Hostsend
ValueYour SPF value from SendKit
TTLAutomatic

3. MX record

1

Add a new record

Click Add New Record and select MX Record.
2

Set the host

In the Host field, enter send.
3

Set the value

In the Value field, paste the MX value from your SendKit domain detail page.
4

Set priority

Set Priority to 10.
5

Save

Leave TTL as Automatic and click the green checkmark to save.
Namecheap fieldSendKit value
TypeMX Record
Hostsend
ValueYour MX value from SendKit
Priority10
TTLAutomatic

4. DMARC record (optional)

1

Add a new record

Click Add New Record and select TXT Record.
2

Set the host

In the Host field, enter _dmarc.
3

Set the value

In the Value field, enter v=DMARC1; p=none;.
4

Save

Leave TTL as Automatic and click the green checkmark to save.

Verify your domain

Go back to your SendKit domain detail page and click Refresh. Namecheap DNS changes typically propagate within 30 minutes.
If verification doesn’t succeed immediately, wait a few minutes and try again. SendKit also checks automatically in the background.

Troubleshooting

Make sure your domain is using Namecheap BasicDNS or Namecheap PremiumDNS as the nameserver. If you’re using custom nameservers, you need to manage DNS at that provider instead.
Namecheap automatically appends your domain to the host field. Enter only the subdomain part — e.g., send not send.yourdomain.com.
Namecheap may truncate the display of long TXT values, but the full value is stored. Paste the complete value from SendKit and save — it will work correctly.