An AAAA record is a type of DNS record that maps a domain name or a subdomain to an IPv6 address. IPv6 is the latest version of the Internet Protocol (IP) that uses 128-bit addresses to identify devices on the internet. An AAAA record is similar to an A record, which maps a domain name or a subdomain to an IPv4 address, but with a different format and length. An example of an AAAA record is:
example-website.com. IN AAAA 2001:db8::1234
In the example above, the record is made up of the following elements:
example-website.com.: The domain name or the subdomain that is mapped to an IPv6 address.
IN: The class of the record, which indicates that it is on the internet.
AAAA: The type of the record, which indicates that it is an IPv6 address record.
2001:db8::1234: The IPv6 address that is mapped to the domain name or the subdomain. The address is written in hexadecimal notation, with colons separating each 16-bit segment. Double colons (::) can be used to compress consecutive zero segments.
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