Still seeing
the old site?
Clear every DNS cache between you and your domain: the public resolvers, your computer, your browser and your phone.
No account required to use this tool.
Fills in the commands below that check what your device sees, and is copied for you when you open a public resolver's flush page.
Public DNS resolvers
Ask the big public resolvers to drop their copy, so everyone using them gets the new record. Paste the domain and pick the record type on their page.
| Google Public DNS8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 | Enter the domain, choose the record type, confirm you're not a robot and press Flush Cache. |
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| Cloudflare1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 | Enter the domain, choose the record type and press Purge Cache. |
| OpenDNS208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 | Enter the domain to see what OpenDNS servers return, then press Refresh Cache. |
Your computer
The operating system keeps its own cache for every app on the device. After flushing, the last command shows what your computer now gets.
| Windows 11 and 10 | Open Command Prompt (search for cmd), then run: ipconfig /flushdnsnslookup example.comIn PowerShell, Clear-DnsClientCache does the same. If it says the action requires elevation, open Command Prompt as administrator. |
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| macOS | Open Terminal, run this and enter your Mac's password (nothing shows as you type): sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponderdig +short example.comWorks on every version since OS X El Capitan. It clears Safari's cache too, which uses the Mac's. |
| Linux | Most current distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian with systemd-resolved) cache in systemd-resolved: sudo resolvectl flush-cachesresolvectl query example.comOn older systems use sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches. If you run nscd or dnsmasq instead, restart it: sudo systemctl restart nscd (or dnsmasq). |
| ChromeOS | Open Chrome, go to the address below and press Clear host cache: chrome://net-internals/#dns |
Your browser
Chromium browsers and Firefox keep a short cache of their own on top of the computer's. Paste the address into the address bar; it can't be opened from a link.
| Google Chrome | Go to this address and press Clear host cache: chrome://net-internals/#dnsThen on chrome://net-internals/#sockets, press Flush socket pools to close connections still open to the old address. |
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| Microsoft Edge | Go to this address and press Clear host cache: edge://net-internals/#dns |
| Brave | Go to this address and press Clear host cache: brave://net-internals/#dns |
| Opera | Go to this address and press Clear host cache: opera://net-internals/#dns |
| Firefox | Go to this address and press Clear DNS Cache: about:networking#dns |
| Safari | Safari uses the Mac's or iPhone's own cache: flush that, then quit and reopen Safari. |
Phone and tablet
Phones don't have a flush command. Dropping the network connection clears the cache.
| iPhone and iPad | Turn Airplane Mode on, wait a few seconds and turn it off again. Restarting the device works too. |
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| Android | Turn Airplane mode on and off again. In Chrome on Android, also open this address and tap Clear host cache: chrome://net-internals/#dns |
Your router and internet provider
Most home routers cache DNS for the devices on them, and your internet provider's resolver caches for all its customers.
| Router | Restart it, or unplug it for ten seconds. |
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| Internet provider | Their cache can't be cleared from outside. It updates when the old record's TTL runs out, or switch your device to a public resolver you've flushed, such as 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8. |
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