# What Happens When You Type a URL? DNS Explained for Developers

DevFeed: [What Happens When You Type a URL? DNS Explained for Developers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-happens-when-you-type-a-url-dns-explained-for-developers-17752.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.amigoscode.com/p/what-happens-when-you-type-a-url>)

Author: Nelson Djalo

Published: 2025-05-28T16:05:32Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Amigoscode Newsletter](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/amigoscode-newsletter.md>)

Topics: [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browser.md>), [Cache](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cache.md>), [Cloudflare](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloudflare.md>), [1.1.1.1](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/1-1-1-1.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>)

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## AI overview

This developer guide explains how DNS translates a domain name into an IP address when a URL is entered. It follows the lookup from the browser and local cache through a resolver, root server, TLD server, and authoritative server before the browser connects to the destination server. It also introduces common DNS components, issues, and debugging considerations.

## Source excerpt

Learn how DNS works, step-by-step, from the browser to the server. This Amigoscode guide makes DNS easy to understand for developers.