Terms of use

What the service does

AstraVerify is a free checker for domain owners and the people who run their DNS and websites. When you enter a domain it reads public DNS records (MX, SPF, DKIM, DMARC) and, if you start a discoverability scan, fetches a small number of public pages and files from that domain (the root page, robots.txt, the sitemap, up to four pages listed in it, llms.txt, the social preview image and one deliberately non-existent URL). It then scores what it found and shows the exact record, file or tag that would fix each finding.

Everything AstraVerify reads is public. It does not log in, submit forms, run scripts or fetch anything a normal visitor or search crawler could not fetch.

Scanning domains you do not own

You may scan any domain. Results are derived from public data and are the same information a search engine, a mail server or a browser sees. Do not use the service to place load on a site: fresh scans are limited per domain and per visitor, and repeated requests are served from cache. Automated or bulk use of the scan endpoints without written permission is not allowed.

Crawler user-agent strings

The default discoverability scan identifies itself as AstraVerifyBot. The crawler-access checks and the "Fetch as crawler" feature send the request with the user-agent string of a named crawler (Googlebot, Bingbot, OAI-SearchBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot, GPTBot) from AstraVerify’s own servers, so that you can see whether your CDN or firewall treats that crawler differently from a browser. These requests come from AstraVerify’s IP addresses, not from the search or AI company named in the string, and they fetch only the root page of the domain you asked about. By using these features you confirm you understand this.

Caching and sharing

Scan results are cached so that repeat visits to a result link do not cause new requests to your site. Anyone with a result link can see the cached scores and findings for that domain, which are derived entirely from public data. Pressing Rescan or Scan starts a fresh scan subject to the rate limits. AstraVerify stores parsed facts (status codes, headers, tag values, record contents), not copies of your pages.

Live email check

If you choose to send a test email to the address AstraVerify gives you, the service reads the headers of that message to identify the DKIM selector and signing configuration in use, keeps the parsed findings for 30 days, and does not use the message for anything else.

Fix services

You can ask AstraVerify to make the changes a scan recommends. A request is free and gets a reply within one business day. A paid package covers the items listed on the package at the time of purchase, for one domain, carried out either directly (with access you grant) or as exact instructions to whoever manages your DNS and site, plus verification by rescan. If an item cannot be fixed because access is not granted or a third party (registrar, CDN, mail provider) blocks it, that item is refunded pro rata. Work starts after payment; a package not started within 30 days is refunded in full on request.

Monitoring subscription

Monitoring rescans a domain on a schedule (weekly by default, plus on-demand runs from your page), keeps a history of both scores and the facts behind them, and emails you when something changes. It is billed per domain, monthly, in advance, and can be cancelled at any time from the subscription management link on your page; access continues to the end of the paid period. Monitoring reads only public DNS and public pages, the same as a free scan, and stops as soon as the subscription ends.

Payments

Payments are processed by Stripe. AstraVerify never sees or stores card numbers. Prices are shown before checkout in US dollars; taxes may be added where required. Receipts and invoices come from Stripe by email. To dispute a charge, write to [email protected] first; we resolve almost everything by reply.

Your page and email

Customers do not create passwords. Your history and orders are reached through a signed link emailed to the address used at checkout, valid for 30 days and renewable from the page itself. Keep that email private; anyone with the link can see the history for those domains (all of it derived from public data) and open the subscription management page.

Accuracy and liability

Scores and recommendations are produced automatically from what was observable at the time of the scan. DNS and CDN behaviour vary by location and change over time, so a result may be incomplete or out of date. The service is provided as is, without warranty; AstraVerify is not liable for decisions made on the basis of a scan. Verify changes in your own systems before relying on them.

Privacy

What is collected, where it is stored and for how long is set out in the privacy policy at /privacy.

Contact

Questions, corrections or requests to exclude a domain: [email protected].