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Azure DNS MX Record

This page shows how to write Terraform and Azure Resource Manager for DNS MX Record and write them securely.

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azurerm_dns_mx_record (Terraform)

The MX Record in DNS can be configured in Terraform with the resource name azurerm_dns_mx_record. The following sections describe 10 examples of how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

dns_mx_record_test.tf#L15
resource "azurerm_dns_mx_record" "over1B" {
  name                = "test"
  zone_name           = azurerm_dns_zone.example.name
  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
  ttl                 = 300
mx_record.tf#L22
resource "azurerm_dns_mx_record" "mx_record_public_with_zone" {
  count               = var.create_dns_zone ? (var.public_dns_zone ? 1 : 0) : 0

  zone_name           = var.zone_name
  resource_group_name = var.resource_group_name
resource_dns_mx_record.tf#L1
resource "azurerm_dns_mx_record" "dns_mx_record" {
  zone_name           = azurerm_dns_zone.dns_zone.name
  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.resource_group.name
  ttl                 = var.default_ttl

  record {
dns_mx_record_test.tf#L15
resource "azurerm_dns_mx_record" "over1B" {
  name                = "test"
  zone_name           = azurerm_dns_zone.example.name
  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
  ttl                 = 300
mx_record.tf#L1
resource "azurerm_dns_mx_record" "this" {
  for_each = { for record in var.mx_recordsets :
    record.name => record
  }

  resource_group_name = lower(lower(var.resource_group_name))
record_mx.tf#L1
resource "azurerm_dns_mx_record" "mx" {
  for_each = try(var.records.mx, {})

  name                = each.value.name
  zone_name           = var.zone_name
  resource_group_name = var.resource_group_name
record_mx.tf#L1
resource "azurerm_dns_mx_record" "mx" {
  for_each = try(var.records.mx, {})

  name                = each.value.name
  zone_name           = var.zone_name
  resource_group_name = var.resource_group_name
dns_reifnir.tf#L13
resource "azurerm_dns_mx_record" "google_apps" {
  zone_name           = azurerm_dns_zone.reifnir_com.name
  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.dns.name
  ttl                 = 60

  record {
main.tf#L2
resource "azurerm_dns_mx_record" "DNSMXRecord" {

# references: https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/azurerm/latest/docs/resources/dns_mx_record

  name                  = var.dns_mx_record_name
  zone_name             = var.dns_zone_name
record_mx.tf#L1
resource "azurerm_dns_mx_record" "mx" {
  for_each = try(var.records.mx, {})

  name                = each.value.name
  zone_name           = var.zone_name
  resource_group_name = var.resource_group_name

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Parameters

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Explanation in Terraform Registry

Enables you to manage DNS MX Records within Azure DNS.

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Microsoft.Network/dnszones/MX (Azure Resource Manager)

The dnszones/MX in Microsoft.Network can be configured in Azure Resource Manager with the resource name Microsoft.Network/dnszones/MX. The following sections describe how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

MXRecords.json#L16
            "type": "Microsoft.Network/dnszones/MX",
            "name": "[concat(parameters('DNSObj').dnsZoneName, '/', parameters('DNSObj').MXRecords[copyIndex()].name)]",
            "apiVersion": "2018-05-01",
            "copy": {
                "name": "obj",
                "count": "[length(parameters('DNSObj').MXRecords)]"
MXRecords.json#L16
            "type": "Microsoft.Network/dnszones/MX",
            "name": "[concat(parameters('DNSObj').dnsZoneName, '/', parameters('DNSObj').MXRecords[copyIndex()].name)]",
            "apiVersion": "2018-05-01",
            "copy": {
                "name": "obj",
                "count": "[length(parameters('DNSObj').MXRecords)]"
mail.json#L48
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/dnszones/MX",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('dnsZoneName'),'/','@')]",
      "apiVersion": "2016-04-01",
      "properties": {
        "TTL": "[parameters('ttl')]",
        "MXRecords": [
mail.json#L48
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/dnszones/MX",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('dnsZoneName'),'/','@')]",
      "apiVersion": "2016-04-01",
      "properties": {
        "TTL": "[parameters('ttl')]",
        "MXRecords": [
mail.json#L48
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/dnszones/MX",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('dnsZoneName'),'/','@')]",
      "apiVersion": "2016-04-01",
      "properties": {
        "TTL": "[parameters('ttl')]",
        "MXRecords": [
mail.json#L48
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/dnszones/MX",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('dnsZoneName'),'/','@')]",
      "apiVersion": "2016-04-01",
      "properties": {
        "TTL": "[parameters('ttl')]",
        "MXRecords": [
mail.json#L48
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/dnszones/MX",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('dnsZoneName'),'/','@')]",
      "apiVersion": "2016-04-01",
      "properties": {
        "TTL": "[parameters('ttl')]",
        "MXRecords": [
mail.json#L48
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/dnszones/MX",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('dnsZoneName'),'/','@')]",
      "apiVersion": "2016-04-01",
      "properties": {
        "TTL": "[parameters('ttl')]",
        "MXRecords": [
mail.json#L45
        "type": "Microsoft.Network/dnszones/MX",
        "name": "[concat(parameters('dnsZoneName'),'/','@')]",
        "apiVersion": "2016-04-01",
        "properties": {
            "TTL": "[parameters('ttl')]",
            "MXRecords": [{
mail.json#L48
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/dnszones/MX",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('dnsZoneName'),'/','@')]",
      "apiVersion": "2016-04-01",
      "properties": {
        "TTL": "[parameters('ttl')]",
        "MXRecords": [

The Other Related Azure DNS Resources

Frequently asked questions

What is Azure DNS MX Record?

Azure DNS MX Record is a resource for DNS of Microsoft Azure. Settings can be wrote in Terraform.

Where can I find the example code for the Azure DNS MX Record?

For Terraform, the gilyas/infracost, scalair/terraform-azurerm-dns and cbchalmers/Azure-SaaS-DNS-Public-Zone-M365-Records source code examples are useful. See the Terraform Example section for further details.

For Azure Resource Manager, the canada-ca/accelerators_accelerateurs-azure, canada-ca/accelerators_accelerateurs-azure and RTmtfiallos/ABCDS-AKS-NAT-AGIC source code examples are useful. See the Azure Resource Manager Example section for further details.

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