Component: DNSLookup 
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Query the IP address for a domain name.

Or find the domain name for an IPv4 or IPv6 address.

| Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [6.0](newinversion60.md "First functions introduced with version 6.0.") / [15.4](newinversion154.md "Newest functions in version 15.4.") | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |

  
| Item | Details |
|:--|:--|
| [DNSLookup.Address](DNSLookupAddress.md)   Queries the address. | All   6.0 |
| [DNSLookup.AddressCount](DNSLookupAddressCount.md)   Queries number of addresses. | All   6.0 |
| [DNSLookup.Alias](DNSLookupAlias.md)   Queries the alias. | All   6.0 |
| [DNSLookup.AliasCount](DNSLookupAliasCount.md)   Queries number of aliases. | All   6.0 |
| [DNSLookup.JSON](DNSLookupJSON.md)   Queries JSON for the DNS result. | All   15.4 |
| [DNSLookup.List](DNSLookupList.md)   Lists all IDs of DNSLookup objects. | All   13.0 |
| [DNSLookup.LookupHostByAddress](DNSLookupLookupHostByAddress.md)   Queries the domain name for an IP. | All   6.0 |
| [DNSLookup.LookupHostByName](DNSLookupLookupHostByName.md)   Queries the IP for domain. | All   6.0 |
| [DNSLookup.Name](DNSLookupName.md)   Queries the name found. | All   6.0 |
| [DNSLookup.Release](DNSLookupRelease.md)   Releases a DNS Lookup reference. | All   6.0 |
| [DNSLookup.ReleaseAll](DNSLookupReleaseAll.md)   Releases all DNS Lookup references. | All   10.5 |

11 functions shown.

These functions require a license (82%).

### Release notes

- **Version 15.4**
    - Added [DNSLookup.JSON](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DNSLookupJSON.shtml) function.
- **Version 13.0**
    - Added [DNSLookup.List](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DNSLookupList.shtml) function.
- **Version 10.5**
    - Added [AVExport.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVExportReleaseAll.shtml), [AVRecorder.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderReleaseAll.shtml), [CoreML.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/CoreMLReleaseAll.shtml), [DNSLookup.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DNSLookupReleaseAll.shtml), [Dictionary.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DictionaryReleaseAll.shtml), [FM.SQL.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/FMSQLReleaseAll.shtml), [JS.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JSReleaseAll.shtml), [JavaScript.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JavaScriptReleaseAll.shtml), [LDAP.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/LDAPReleaseAll.shtml), [PDFKit.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PDFKitReleaseAll.shtml), [PKCS12.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PKCS12ReleaseAll.shtml), [PKCS7.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PKCS7ReleaseAll.shtml), [PKey.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PKeyReleaseAll.shtml), [SSH.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/SSHReleaseAll.shtml), [WinSendMail.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WinSendMailReleaseAll.shtml), [WindowsML.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WindowsMLReleaseAll.shtml), [WordFile.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WordFileReleaseAll.shtml), and [X509.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/X509ReleaseAll.shtml).
- **Version 10.1**
    - Fixed bug in [DNSLookup.LookupHostByAddress](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DNSLookupLookupHostByAddress.shtml) function when parsing IPv4.

### Blog Entries

- [Neues MBS Plugin 15.4 für Claris FileMaker](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2025-09-09/Neues_MBS_Plugin_154_für_Clar/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [MBS Plugin 15.4 for Claris FileMaker](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2025-09-09/MBS_Plugin_154_for_Claris_File/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [MBS FileMaker Plugin 6.0 for OS X/Windows](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2016-01-28/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_60_for_OS/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)

### FileMaker Magazin

- [Ausgabe 6/2020, Seite 25](https://filemaker-magazin.de/neuigkeit/4118-Appetithappen-FMM_202006)

### Example Databases

- [Network/DNS Lookup](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/Network/DNS%20Lookup.shtml#1ScriptAnchor_)

[HTML Version](component_DNSLookup.shtml)