# CNAME vs A Record

Published July 30, 2013 · Filed under [Webmastery](https://seobandwagon.com/blog/category/webmastery)

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> CNAME records are used to identify multiple domain names that point to the same IP address.
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> An A record points directly to an IP address.

That should make perfect sense. But in case it doesn’t there is a video.

Essentially a CNAME record is used when you don’t have access to a A record, like when you have a [Tumblr on a subdomain](https://seobandwagon.com/).

[CName VS A Record](https://www.youtube.com/embed/WqhgGpv4cKY?feature=oembed)

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