Free BIMI Record Checker
Verify that your BIMI record is correctly configured so your brand logo appears in email clients like Gmail and Apple Mail. Enter your domain below to check.
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What is BIMI?
BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification) is an email standard that lets you display your brand logo next to your emails in supporting inboxes. When a recipient sees your message in Gmail, Apple Mail, or other BIMI-capable clients, your verified logo appears alongside the sender name, building trust before they even open the email.
BIMI works by publishing a DNS record that points to your logo file. Email providers that support BIMI look up this record after verifying your email passes DMARC authentication. If everything checks out, your logo is displayed instead of a generic avatar or initial.
Beyond visual branding, BIMI serves as a signal that your domain takes email security seriously. It requires DMARC enforcement as a prerequisite, meaning only domains with strong authentication policies can use it. This makes BIMI both a branding tool and a security indicator.
Email clients that support BIMI
- Gmail (requires VMC)
- Apple Mail (iOS 16+ and macOS Ventura+)
- Yahoo Mail
- Fastmail
- La Poste
More email clients are adopting BIMI. Microsoft has announced plans for Outlook support.
What this checker verifies
Our BIMI record checker inspects four key areas to confirm your setup is correct and your logo will display properly.
DNS Record Presence
Confirms that a valid BIMI record exists at the default._bimi subdomain of your domain.
SVG Logo Format
Validates that your logo URL points to a properly formatted SVG Tiny Portable/Secure file.
VMC Certificate
Checks whether a Verified Mark Certificate is present and correctly referenced in your BIMI record.
DMARC Requirement
Verifies that your DMARC policy is set to quarantine or reject, which is required for BIMI to work.
BIMI Requirements
Before your brand logo can appear in email inboxes, your domain needs to meet these prerequisites.
DMARC Enforcement
Your domain must have a DMARC policy of p=quarantine or p=reject. BIMI will not work with p=none.
SVG Tiny PS Format
Your logo must be in SVG Tiny Portable/Secure format, a restricted SVG profile designed for security. Standard SVG files will not work.
Verified Mark Certificate (Optional)
A VMC from a trusted certificate authority like DigiCert or Entrust proves ownership of your logo. Required by Gmail, optional for Apple Mail.
BIMI DNS Record
A TXT record at default._bimi.yourdomain.com containing your logo URL and optional VMC URL, formatted as v=BIMI1; l=<svg-url>; a=<vmc-url>.
How MailShield monitors BIMI
A one-time BIMI check tells you what your record looks like right now. MailShield goes further with continuous monitoring that catches problems before they affect your brand visibility.
When you add a domain to MailShield, we automatically validate your BIMI record alongside all seven other email security protocols. If your BIMI record changes, your logo URL breaks, or your DMARC policy drops below enforcement level, you get alerted immediately.
Monitor your BIMI record continuously
Go beyond a one-time check. MailShield monitors your BIMI setup alongside SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and five other protocols, all from one dashboard.