AdGuard DNS

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Analytics

The dashboard provides per-device DNS statistics, traffic destinations, blocked-request counts, categories, domains, countries, and query logs.adguard-dns.io · read 14 Oct 2026

API

A REST User API supports API-key and OAuth bearer-token authentication for devices, DNS servers, settings, logs, statistics, and limits.adguard-dns.io · read 14 Oct 2026

API extensibility

The API documentation publishes an OpenAPI specification, supports OAuth2 Authorization Code with PKCE for approved clients, and links a dedicated API changelog.adguard-dns.io · read 14 Oct 2026

Business integrations

Enterprise DNS offers a REST API for automation and integration with existing security control systems, and the enterprise page says it integrates with AdGuard Ad Blocker and AdGuard VPN.adguard-dns.io · read 29 Sep 2026

Company founders

Crunchbase lists Andrey Meshkov, Dmitry Zaytsev, and Igor Lukyanov as founders and Limassol, Cyprus as headquarters.crunchbase.com · read 14 Oct 2026

Company legal name

The maker is Adguard Software Limited, incorporated on June 1, 2009, and registered in Limassol, Cyprus.adguard-vpn.com · read 14 Oct 2026

Company size

LinkedIn lists AdGuard as a privately held IT services and consulting company with 51–200 employees.linkedin.com · read 14 Oct 2026

Custom filtering

Private DNS users can set rules to block or allow domains on individual devices or globally.adguard-dns.io · read 29 Sep 2026

Custom rules

Users can add domain rules, import custom rule lists, export lists, and configure block or allow behavior.adguard-dns.io · read 14 Oct 2026

DNSSEC

AdGuard DNS supports DNSSEC to verify the authenticity of stored DNS records with digital signatures.adguard-dns.io · read 29 Sep 2026

Documentation depth

The knowledge base includes setup guides, protocol guidance, troubleshooting, filtering documentation, generated API reference, and API changelog material.adguard-dns.io · read 14 Oct 2026

Encrypted DNS

AdGuard DNS supports DNSCrypt, DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS, and DNS-over-QUIC.adguard-dns.io · read 29 Sep 2026

Encryption protocols

The service supports DNSCrypt, DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS, and DNS-over-QUIC with DNSSEC validation.adguard-dns.io · read 14 Oct 2026

Enterprise filtering

Enterprise includes more than 30 preinstalled blocklists and permits up to 100,000 user rules.adguard-dns.io · read 14 Oct 2026

Enterprise infrastructure

AdGuard says its anycast network has more than 100 servers in 15-plus locations, handles 400 billion queries daily, and processes over 4.6 million queries per second.adguard-dns.io · read 14 Oct 2026

Enterprise management

Enterprise adds automatic device onboarding, an AdGuard DNS Client, dedicated IP addresses, custom domains, centralized policy management, and email reports.adguard-dns.io · read 14 Oct 2026

Filtering modes

Public DNS offers default ad and tracker blocking, a family mode with adult-content and safe-search filtering, and a non-filtering encrypted mode.adguard-dns.io · read 14 Oct 2026

Licence

The AdGuard DNS resolver source is released under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.github.com · read 14 Oct 2026

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