---
title: How long will it take for my Vercel DNS records to update?
description: Information on the length of time it may take for Vercel DNS changes to take place.
url: /kb/guide/how-long-to-update-dns-records
canonical_url: "https://vercel.com/kb/guide/how-long-to-update-dns-records"
published: 2025-11-03
last_updated: 2025-11-10
authors: Justin Vitale, Matthew Sweeney
related: []
install_vercel_plugin: npx plugins add vercel/vercel-plugin
---
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## Related pages

> **For AI agents:** Follow these links to understand how this page connects to the rest of the Vercel ecosystem. For the full cross-link map (inbound, outbound, prerequisites, and semantic neighbors), see the .graph.md link below.

- [Troubleshooting Domains](https://vercel.com/docs/domains/troubleshooting?from=related) — Learn about common reasons for domain misconfigurations and how to troubleshoot your domain on Vercel.
- [Working with DNS](https://vercel.com/docs/domains/working-with-dns?from=related) — Learn how DNS works in order to properly configure your domain.
- [Managing DNS Records](https://vercel.com/docs/domains/managing-dns-records?from=related) — Learn how to add, verify, and remove DNS records for your domains on Vercel with this guide.
- [Working with Nameservers](https://vercel.com/docs/domains/working-with-nameservers?from=related) — Learn about nameservers and the benefits Vercel nameservers provide.
- [Managing Nameservers](https://vercel.com/docs/domains/managing-nameservers?from=related) — Learn how to add custom nameservers and restore original nameservers for your domains on Vercel with this guide.
- [Why is my Vercel domain not verified?](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/why-is-my-vercel-domain-unverified?from=related) — Information on why a Vercel domain may not be verified and how to verify it.
- [How can I do a "Zero Downtime" DNS migration to Vercel?](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/zero-downtime-migration-for-dns?from=related) — Information about how to migrate your DNS records to Vercel without downtime.
- [How can I manage my Vercel DNS records?](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/how-to-manage-vercel-dns-records?from=related) — Add, edit, and delete Vercel DNS records from the dashboard, CLI, or REST API, and fix the Invalid Configuration error o
- [How can I migrate a site to Vercel without downtime?](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/zero-downtime-migration?from=related) — Information about how to assign a Vercel deployment to a domain without downtime.
- [How do I change my Nameservers on Vercel?](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/how-do-i-change-my-nameservers-on-vercel?from=related) — Learn about how to change Nameservers for domains registered with Vercel.

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When making changes to DNS records it can take time for these to propagate fully. This means waiting for DNS providers to recognise the change globally and different record types can take longer to update than others.

## Nameserver Changes

If you have changed the _**authoritative**_ nameservers with your current domain registrar, it may take up to 48 hours to be reflected globally. This is not something that Vercel has any control over, and for certain registrars, this can be slower.

Once nameservers have been changed, you may wish to check the progress of the propagation. There are many third-party tools that do this, such as [DNS Checker](https://dnschecker.org/) and [DNS Map](https://dnsmap.io/) - these show the state of your DNS records in different regions of the world.

You can also use the terminal to check the nameservers for your domain according by specific DNS providers, some examples are found below:

```bash
dig @8.8.8.8 +short NS vercel.com
```
```bash
dig @1.1.1.1 +short NS vercel.com
```
```bash
dig @ns1.vercel-dns.com +short NS vercel.com
```

### Other Records

The following records should propagate in a few minutes or seconds:

- **MX**
  
- **TXT**
  
- **A**
  
- **AAAA**
  
- **CNAME**
  
- **SRV**
  
- **ALIAS**
  
- **CAA**
  

Therefore, you can query these records usually within minutes after adding them:

You can check the propagation progress of these records for your domain with third-party tools like [DNS Checker](https://dnschecker.org/) and [DNS Map](https://dnsmap.io/) in the same way you can for nameservers.

You can also use the terminal to check the these records for your domain according by specific DNS providers, some examples are found below:

```bash
dig @8.8.8.8 +short A www.vercel.com
```
```bash
dig @1.1.1.1 +short SRV www.vercel.com
```
```bash
dig @ns1.vercel-dns.com +short ALIAS vercel.com
```