Mullvad public DNS: status and speed
Run by Mullvad VPN AB · Anycast (SE)
- DNS over HTTPS
- https://dns.mullvad.net/dns-query
- Plain DNS (IPv4)
- Not offered for this service: encrypted DNS only
- Operator's terms
- mullvad.net
Measured from London, United Kingdom (20i hosting) every 5 minutes. Last run 2026-11-03 08:05 UTC. How we measure
DoH, answered correctly (24 h)
100%
178 probes
DoH, median query time (24 h)
162 ms
95th percentile 269 ms
Availability
DNS over HTTPS
Last 24 hours, by hour
Last 90 days, by day
Last 7 days: 100% answered correctly.
Green: every probe answered correctly. Amber: some failed (for a day, 99% or more still answered; for an hour, one of twelve). Red: more than that. Grey: no data. Hover a bar for the numbers.
Query time
How long a query took from our server to the answer. Both charts in a row share a scale, so DNS over HTTPS and plain DNS can be compared directly.
DNS over HTTPS, last 7 days (hourly)
Table
| Time (UTC) | p50 | p95 |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 08:00 | 166 ms | 166 ms |
| Tue 07:00 | 163 ms | 323 ms |
| Tue 06:00 | 105 ms | 178 ms |
| Tue 05:00 | 160 ms | 218 ms |
| Tue 04:00 | 160 ms | 298 ms |
| Tue 03:00 | 161 ms | 348 ms |
| Tue 02:00 | 160 ms | 228 ms |
| Tue 01:00 | 163 ms | 169 ms |
| Tue 00:00 | 161 ms | 174 ms |
| Mon 23:00 | 162 ms | 275 ms |
| Mon 22:00 | 163 ms | 205 ms |
| Mon 21:00 | 160 ms | 208 ms |
| Mon 20:00 | 164 ms | 170 ms |
| Mon 19:00 | 164 ms | 216 ms |
| Mon 18:00 | 161 ms | 290 ms |
| Mon 17:00 | 164 ms | 222 ms |
| Mon 16:00 | 162 ms | 193 ms |
| Mon 15:00 | 114 ms | 223 ms |
| Mon 14:00 | 160 ms | 2123 ms |
| Mon 13:00 | 100 ms | 323 ms |
| Mon 12:00 | 165 ms | 197 ms |
| Mon 11:00 | 166 ms | 177 ms |
| Mon 10:00 | 159 ms | 248 ms |
| Mon 09:00 | 169 ms | 227 ms |
| Mon 08:00 | 157 ms | 325 ms |
| Mon 07:00 | 164 ms | 239 ms |
| Mon 06:00 | 159 ms | 170 ms |
| Mon 05:00 | 152 ms | 167 ms |
| Mon 04:00 | 122 ms | 196 ms |
| Mon 03:00 | 159 ms | 255 ms |
| Mon 02:00 | 108 ms | 388 ms |
| Mon 01:00 | 104 ms | 323 ms |
| Mon 00:00 | 126 ms | 261 ms |
| Sun 23:00 | 160 ms | 228 ms |
| Sun 22:00 | 159 ms | 165 ms |
| Sun 21:00 | 165 ms | 257 ms |
| Sun 20:00 | 196 ms | 306 ms |
| Sun 19:00 | 160 ms | 218 ms |
| Sun 18:00 | 166 ms | 186 ms |
| Sun 17:00 | 92 ms | 192 ms |
| Sun 16:00 | 168 ms | 295 ms |
| Sun 15:00 | 159 ms | 321 ms |
| Sun 14:00 | 160 ms | 505 ms |
| Sun 13:00 | 166 ms | 278 ms |
| Sun 12:00 | 161 ms | 212 ms |
| Sun 11:00 | 163 ms | 172 ms |
| Sun 10:00 | 160 ms | 185 ms |
| Sun 09:00 | 159 ms | 341 ms |
| Sun 08:00 | 162 ms | 229 ms |
| Sun 07:00 | 167 ms | 257 ms |
| Sun 06:00 | 362 ms | 1247 ms |
| Sun 05:00 | 258 ms | 2751 ms |
| Sun 04:00 | 169 ms | 268 ms |
| Sun 03:00 | 169 ms | 252 ms |
| Sun 02:00 | 118 ms | 164 ms |
| Sun 01:00 | 163 ms | 177 ms |
| Sun 00:00 | 164 ms | 262 ms |
| Sat 23:00 | 166 ms | 285 ms |
| Sat 22:00 | 164 ms | 264 ms |
| Sat 21:00 | 176 ms | 240 ms |
| Sat 20:00 | 125 ms | 182 ms |
| Sat 19:00 | 159 ms | 170 ms |
| Sat 18:00 | 160 ms | 245 ms |
| Sat 17:00 | 160 ms | 192 ms |
| Sat 16:00 | 164 ms | 195 ms |
| Sat 15:00 | 161 ms | 286 ms |
DNS over HTTPS, last 90 days (daily)
Table
| Time (UTC) | p50 | p95 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov | 160 ms | 228 ms |
| 2 Nov | 162 ms | 261 ms |
| 1 Nov | 164 ms | 321 ms |
| 31 Oct | 164 ms | 245 ms |
Behaviour
Tested over DNS over HTTPS every 15 minutes; the verdict is the majority of the last 24 hours. Last tested 2026-11-03 07:45 UTC.
DNSSEC validation
ValidatesIt checks DNSSEC signatures: a signed name comes back marked as verified (the AD bit), and a name with a deliberately broken signature is refused with SERVFAIL, so a forged answer would not reach you.
Names that do not exist
Honest NXDOMAINA random name that cannot exist gets a plain NXDOMAIN, as it should. No redirection to search or advertising pages.
Client subnet (ECS)
Not sentIt does not pass any part of your address on to the domain's name servers. Better for privacy; a CDN may pick a server near the resolver rather than near you.
resolver 89.238.154.6
Filtering
None advertisedThis service is not advertised as filtering, so we do not test it for blocking.
Recent failed probes
No failed probes in the last 14 days.
Other resolvers
Cloudflare Google Quad9 OpenDNS (Cisco) AdGuard DNS.SB Control D CIRA Canadian Shield AliDNS DNSPod (Tencent) Digitale Gesellschaft Freifunk München
The same data as JSON: https://thenetworkery.com/api/v1/dns-resolvers/mullvad