Squarespace DNS record generator

{
  "tool": "squarespace-dns-generator",
  "input": {
    "domain": ""
  },
  "result": {
    "verdict": {
      "tone": "success",
      "headline": "Apex and www ready for your domain",
      "summary": "Add these as A and CNAME records at the root of your domain, then add the verification CNAME's host from Squarespace itself."
    },
    "findings": [
      {
        "id": "domain-not-needed-for-records",
        "severity": "info",
        "title": "The apex and www records below do not need your domain",
        "detail": "Squarespace publishes the same four apex A records and the same www CNAME target for every custom domain it connects, so there is nothing to fill in to get those two right. Typing your domain only makes this page name it instead of speaking generically."
      },
      {
        "id": "verification-host-unknown",
        "severity": "info",
        "title": "The verification CNAME needs a host only your Squarespace panel shows",
        "detail": "Squarespace generates a one-off host for the verification CNAME the moment a domain is added inside your account - its own DNS Settings page notes that this first CNAME is the verification one and unique to each site - so there is no fixed value this generator could print for it. A realistic-looking placeholder here would be wrong for every domain that pasted it.",
        "fix": "Open Settings, then Domains, then your domain, then DNS Settings inside Squarespace and copy the host it lists next to the verification CNAME."
      },
      {
        "id": "apex-and-www-fixed",
        "severity": "pass",
        "title": "Four apex A records and one www CNAME, ready to paste exactly as shown",
        "detail": "Squarespace documents all four apex A records as a set and the one www CNAME target separately; neither depends on which domain is connecting, so both are final the moment they are published."
      }
    ],
    "parts": [
      {
        "kind": "record",
        "title": "Apex A records to publish",
        "value": "198.185.159.144\n198.185.159.145\n198.49.23.144\n198.49.23.145",
        "note": "Add all four together; Squarespace does not support connecting a domain with only one or two of them.",
        "at": {
          "name": "@",
          "type": "A"
        }
      },
      {
        "kind": "record",
        "title": "www CNAME to publish",
        "value": "ext-cust.squarespace.com",
        "note": "Publish this at the \"www\" host, not the apex - the apex takes the four A records above instead.",
        "at": {
          "name": "www",
          "type": "CNAME"
        }
      },
      {
        "kind": "record",
        "title": "Verification CNAME target",
        "value": "verify.squarespace.com",
        "note": "This is the fixed target Squarespace documents. The host this record goes at is not shown here - see the finding above for where to find it.",
        "at": {
          "name": "(host from your Squarespace panel)",
          "type": "CNAME"
        }
      },
      {
        "kind": "table",
        "title": "DNS records for your domain",
        "columns": [
          "Host",
          "Type",
          "Value"
        ],
        "mono": [
          2
        ],
        "rows": [
          [
            "@",
            "A",
            "198.185.159.144"
          ],
          [
            "@",
            "A",
            "198.185.159.145"
          ],
          [
            "@",
            "A",
            "198.49.23.144"
          ],
          [
            "@",
            "A",
            "198.49.23.145"
          ],
          [
            "www",
            "CNAME",
            "ext-cust.squarespace.com"
          ],
          [
            "(host from your Squarespace panel)",
            "CNAME",
            "verify.squarespace.com"
          ]
        ],
        "note": "The verification row's host is missing on purpose - it is generated per Squarespace account and only ever shown inside your own DNS Settings panel there."
      }
    ],
    "limits": [
      "The verification CNAME's host value only exists inside your own Squarespace DNS Settings panel - this tool cannot generate it, only the fixed target it points to."
    ]
  }
}