Find All Subdomains (2024)

FAQs

Is there a way to find all subdomains? ›

Find Subdomains of a Domain with NsLookup:

Replace “example.com” with the domain name you are interested in. This command will return a list of the authoritative name servers for the domain, which can often include the subdomains.

Subdomain Finder scans the DNS records and supplementary databases to analyze the domain's hierarchy. Our subdomain scanner checks: DNS records (NS, MX, TXT, AXFR) DNS enumeration. SSL certificates.

A domain can have up to 500 subdomains. You can create multiple levels of subdomains such as store.product.yoursite.com, test.forum.yoursite.com, etc. Each subdomain can be up to 255 characters long, but for multi level subdomains, each level can only be 63 characters long.

The short answer is yes, Google can and will index and rank subdomains unless you explicitly take steps to ensure they're excluded from its index. Google's entire business model is based on discovering content. The same goes for all search engines.

As long as you use them correctly, subdomains are fine for your SEO performance.

subfinder is a subdomain discovery tool that returns valid subdomains for websites, using passive online sources. It has a simple, modular architecture and is optimized for speed. subfinder is built for doing one thing only - passive subdomain enumeration, and it does that very well.

By search engines

These operators are often referred to as Google Dorks. We can use site: operator in Google search to find all the Subdomains that Google has found for a Domain. Lets take an example on “site:vulnweb.com”.

Go to GA4 admin > Data Streams > Select your web data stream > Configure Tag Settings > Show More > List unwanted referrals and then enter your main domain there. For example, if your subdomains are subdomain1.example.com and subdomain2.example.com, then enter example.com in the settings of GA4.

How to list all DNS records in nslookup? ›

Using nslookup online is very simple. Enter a domain name in the search bar above and hit 'enter'. This will take you to an overview of DNS records for the domain name you specified.

To identify DNS entries within your organization that might be dangling, use Microsoft's GitHub-hosted PowerShell tools "Get-DanglingDnsRecords". This tool helps Azure customers list all domains with a CNAME associated to an existing Azure resource that was created on their subscriptions or tenants.