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Unable to validate the domain with GoDaddy after adding the CNAMEs from SendGrid
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In the SendGrid UI, select Settings > Sender Authentication. In the domain authentication section, click Get Started. Next, add in information about your DNS host, and indicate whether you also want to set up link branding. Click Next.
Can I authenticate multiple domains? Yes, it's possible to authenticate multiple domains. When multiple authenticated domains exist on your account, SendGrid will use the from address for each email you send through SendGrid and match it to a domain and branded link.
In the menu on the left, go to Settings, then click on Sender Authentication. Under "Domain Authentication" click on Authenticate Your Domain (or Get Started if you haven't changed any settings in SendGrid yet).
Issue was that I was adding the entire CNAME which SendGrid was providing me, but GoDaddy just expects only the individual name, it appends the domain name to the CNAME during domain name resolution. So for example, if SendGrid asks you to add something like below as a CNAME in GoDaddy,
With Gmail, you would both send and receive emails. With Sendgrid, you would only send emails. the MX records for the domain would be specified as those for Gmail/Google. The trick is in correctly configuring the SPF records, which is a TXT type record in the domain name.
Automated security defaults to On. If your DNS provider does not accept underscores in CNAME records, you will have to turn off Automated Security to use MX and TXT records. When Automated Security is On, SendGrid generates 3 different CNAME records.
This was a simple fix. SendGrid asks you to add 3 CNAMES(5 CNAMES if branding needs to be enabled) for domain verification on your DNS Management Portal. Issue was that I was adding the entire CNAME which SendGrid was providing me, but GoDaddy just expects only the individual name, it appends the domain name to the CNAME during domain name resolution.
So for example, if SendGrid asks you to add something like below as a CNAME in GoDaddy,
This fixed my issue, hope this helps you as well!
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In my case, I struggled for a day and found this doc which says:-
Some DNS hosts will automatically add your top-level domain to the end of DNS records you create, which can turn a CNAME for “email.domain.com” into “email.domain.com.domain.com”. Be sure to follow the convention on existing records in your DNS panel when adding new ones, as sometimes you will only need to add what is to the left of the top-level domain.
For example, a CNAME for “email.” becomes “email.domain.com”
In Godaddy, you dont have to put domain name in CNAME records, just put the subdomain. Also, you need to put the entire VALUE string provided by Sendgrid in value field in Godaddy. as of Sep 2021.
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