Verify Your Brand Logo in Emails
BIMI Record Checker

Check if a domain has a valid BIMI record, preview the brand logo, and verify DMARC compliance — all from a single lookup.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is BIMI?

BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification) is an email standard that allows organizations to display their brand logo next to authenticated emails in supported email clients like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and Apple Mail. It helps increase brand recognition and trust.

What DNS record does BIMI use?

BIMI uses a TXT record at the subdomain default._bimi of your domain. For example, for example.com the record is at default._bimi.example.com. The record contains the BIMI version, a URL to an SVG logo, and optionally a URL to a Verified Mark Certificate (VMC).

Why does BIMI require DMARC?

BIMI requires a DMARC policy of at least p=quarantine or p=reject to ensure that the domain's email is properly authenticated. This prevents bad actors from impersonating your brand. Without a strong DMARC policy, email providers will not display the BIMI logo.

What format should the BIMI logo be?

The BIMI logo must be an SVG Tiny Portable/Secure (SVG P/S) file. It should be square, hosted on HTTPS, and comply with the SVG Tiny 1.2 profile. Some email providers also require a Verified Mark Certificate (VMC) from a trusted authority.

How long does it take for BIMI to start showing?

After setting up your BIMI record and ensuring DMARC compliance, it can take a few days to several weeks for email providers to pick up and display your logo, depending on their caching and verification processes.

Complete Guide: How to Use the BIMI Record Checker

Check if a domain has a valid BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification) record. BIMI allows organizations to display their logo next to authenticated emails in supported email clients (like Gmail and Apple Mail). Our tool validates the BIMI DNS record and checks the SVG logo URL.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1
Enter a domain name
Type the domain whose BIMI record you want to check (e.g., example.com).
2
Run the check
The tool queries the DNS for a TXT record at default._bimi.domain. This is where BIMI configuration is stored.
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Review the results
See whether a BIMI record exists, the logo URL (l= tag), the authority evidence URL (a= tag for VMC certificate), and validation status.
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Verify the logo
If a BIMI record is found, the tool attempts to fetch and display the SVG logo to verify it's accessible and valid.

Common Use Cases

✓Email branding — verify your BIMI setup to display your logo in recipient inboxes
✓Deliverability — BIMI requires proper DMARC enforcement, improving email authentication overall
✓Compliance — check that your VMC (Verified Mark Certificate) is properly referenced
✓Competitor analysis — see which brands have implemented BIMI email branding
✓IT audit — verify BIMI configuration as part of email security reviews
✓Marketing — confirm your brand logo appears correctly in supported email clients

Pro Tips

💡BIMI requires DMARC with p=quarantine or p=reject — you can't use BIMI without strong email authentication first.

💡The SVG logo must be in SVG Tiny PS format — not all SVG files are compatible. Google has strict requirements.

💡Gmail requires a VMC (Verified Mark Certificate) from DigiCert or Entrust in addition to the BIMI record.

💡Use our DMARC Checker tool to verify your DMARC policy meets BIMI requirements before setting up BIMI.

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