IP Blacklist Checker
Our IP blacklist checker allows you to see if your domain is present in any email blacklists online. If you suspect that emails from your domain are ending up in the spam folder, you can use our tool to make sure. Our tool will let you know if your domain exists in any online email blacklist, such as Spamhaus and SpamRATS.
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IP Blacklist Check - Find Out if Your IP/Domain Is Blacklisted
Our IP Blacklist Check tool allows you to check if a domain or IP is in any of the 50+ different blacklist databases online. If your domain is blacklisted, it means that any emails from that domain will not be delivered. You have to make sure that your domain stays out of the blacklists so that it can deliver emails and keep fully functioning.
Our blacklist checker makes this checking process very easy and simple.
How to Use Our IP Blacklist Checker?
All you have to do is enter the domain hostname or its corresponding IP address and then click on the “Check Now” button.
Understanding the Results of Our Blacklist Check Tool
Once you enter the domain name/IP address and start the process, you will be provided with a large list of domain names along with a status (in front of each).
These domain names are the names of the various blacklist databases that exist in the world. Your domain name will be checked against all of these. A status will be provided to show whether your domain is present in those blacklists or not.
View Blacklisting Details for Your Domain
If the blacklist check tool shows that your domain is listed in one of the databases, it will also provide a small “Details” button. You can click on this button to see the database's SPF record.
The SPF record will contain details about the IP addresses that are cleared to send emails to that certain domain. If your IP address is not included in the range, it will be blacklisted.
The “Details” section serves to provide an explanation of why your IP is blacklisted. For some of the domain names, it won’t be a SPF record but a URL instead. Clicking on the URL will lead you to a webpage where you can learn more about why your IP address is blacklisted.
Does Our IP/Domain Blacklist Check Tool Check Private Blacklists or Public Blacklists?
There are two types of IP blacklists. One is Public, and the other is Private.
Public IP blacklists are blacklists that are created for the sole purpose of containing information about different domains and email servers. These are not backed or owned by a particular company or organization. IP addresses and domain names that act suspiciously are reported to these blacklists. Once it is established that the reported IP address/domain name is indeed malicious or unsafe, they are entered into the blacklist.
Online sources, platforms, and organizations then use these public IP blacklists to create their own blacklists and block unsafe IP addresses from sending emails. These types of blacklists, i.e., the ones created by an organization for its own use, are known as private blacklists.
With our blacklist checker, you can check the status of your domain in public blacklists. Here are some of the blacklists that you can check with the help of our tool.
And many more.
Since private blacklists are formed using public blacklists, focusing on keeping out of the latter is how you stay out of the former.
Why Is My Domain Blacklisted, and How Can I Have It De-Listed?
Your domain can get blacklisted for various reasons. If the emails going from your domain are spammy and repetitive, you can get reported by users, and this can cause the domain to be listed in the database.
It is also possible for your domain to get blacklisted as a collateral effect, i.e., as a result of some other domain getting blacklisted that you’re sharing your hosting with.
You can run regular checks on our blacklist check tool to find if your domain is blacklisted or not. If you find that it is, you can take these steps to have it removed/de-listed.
- First of all, make sure to fix the problem that caused your site to appear on the blacklist. You can find explanations on why it happened by checking the “Details” using our blacklist checker tool, as mentioned above.
- Once you fix the problem, you can reach out to the database and request them to review your domain again.
FAQs
What are some common signs that your IP/domain has become blacklisted?
When your IP/email/domain becomes blacklisted, the emails being sent from it will start ending up in the “Spam” folder instead of the main inbox of the recipient. This is the main sign of your IP/email/domain getting blacklisted.
How can you know if your domain’s emails are not being delivered?
A simple way to test the deliverability of your domain’s emails is to send an email message to a standard Gmail or Yahoo account. If the email reaches the recipient’s main inbox, it means your email deliverability is fine. But if you don’t see it in the inbox, check the “Spam” folder. If the email is in there, then it means your domain has been blacklisted.
How can getting blacklisted affect your domain?
Getting blacklisted can harm your domain’s traffic and reputation. The emails sent through that domain can get rejected or they can end up in the “Spam” section. This can harm the email marketing efforts that you engage in, which can cause a decline in traffic and user engagement. Your promotion emails and your support emails, etc., will all end up either not being delivered or being sent to the Spam folder.