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    Chapter · DMARC for Mailgun
    Revised 17 Jun 2026
    Guide · DMARC · Mailgun

    How to set up DMARC for Mailgun.

    Mailgun's authentication is API-driven and slightly more developer-oriented than SendGrid's. They issue both SPF and DKIM records when you add a domain.

    Afsan Rahmatullah
    Afsan RahmatullahMailerMonk

    DMARC (RFC 7489) tells receiving mail servers what to do when a message claiming to be from your domain fails SPF or DKIM. You publish exactly one DMARC record at `_dmarc.<your-domain>`, regardless of which ESP you use — DMARC is a domain-level policy, not a per-sender configuration. Mailgun doesn't run DMARC for you, but their SPF + DKIM setup is what makes your DMARC checks pass.

    Start every domain at `p=none` with a `rua` (aggregate report) address pointing somewhere you actually read. Watch the reports for two to four weeks to confirm 100% of legitimate mail is aligned, then progress to `p=quarantine` and finally `p=reject`. Skipping the monitoring step is the single most common way founders accidentally block their own mail.

    Publish these DNS records

    Add the following record(s) to your domain's DNS zone. Most registrars (Cloudflare, Route 53, Namecheap, GoDaddy) accept values exactly as shown.

    Record · TXT
    Type
    TXT
    Host
    _dmarc
    Value
    v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc-reports@your-domain.com
    Why this matters
    • If you send through a Mailgun subdomain (e.g. `mg.your-domain.com`), the apex DMARC record applies — DMARC inherits down subdomains unless you publish a separate `_dmarc.mg` record.

    Where in Mailgun

    The DMARC configuration lives in Mailgun → Sending → Domains → <your-domain> → DNS records.

    Verify the records

    Once published, run the DMARC Checker on your apex domain to confirm the record parses, reporting URIs are valid, and the policy is what you intended.

    From a terminal
    dig +short TXT _dmarc.your-domain.com
    Run the free DMARC checker

    Common pitfalls

    Pitfall
    • Mailgun's EU and US regions have different DNS values (different MX hosts for inbound, different DKIM key hosts). Make sure you're following docs for the region your account is in.
    • Older Mailgun guides reference `domainkey` selectors literally; current accounts use the selector you chose in the dashboard.
    After you publish

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    About the author

    Afsan Rahmatullah
    Afsan Rahmatullah
    MailerMonk

    Building tools that keep cold email out of spam. Writes about deliverability, DMARC, and what actually moves inbox placement.

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