Why do I see several addresses?

Multiple A records spread traffic across servers; clients usually pick one, and resolvers may rotate the order.

How long until a change shows up?

Resolvers keep the old answer until its TTL runs out, so plan changes around the TTL shown.

A Record

An A record is the DNS record that maps a hostname to an IPv4 address. This lookup shows every IPv4 address a name resolves to, with the time to live (TTL) each answer is cached for.

When to use this: A website or server is unreachable, or you changed hosting and want to see where a name points now. Command prefix a:

About the A Record

Find the IPv4 addresses a hostname resolves to, with TTLs, straight from DNS.

FAQ

Why do I see several addresses?: Multiple A records spread traffic across servers; clients usually pick one, and resolvers may rotate the order.
How long until a change shows up?: Resolvers keep the old answer until its TTL runs out, so plan changes around the TTL shown.