Connect your AWS Route 53 DNS to Latency Global for automated GeoDNS failover. When our probes detect that your origin server is down in a region, we automatically update Route 53 records to reroute traffic to a healthy endpoint — no manual intervention required.
Create an IAM user in AWS with Route 53 permissions
In Latency Global, go to DNS Providers and add Route 53
Enter your AWS access key and secret key
Test the connection to verify permissions
Create a DNS Policy mapping monitors to Route 53 hosted zones
When a monitor detects your primary server is down, automatically update Route 53 records to point to your failover server. Traffic is rerouted in seconds.
Use monitoring data to update Route 53 latency-based routing policies, directing users to the fastest available endpoint.
Monitor endpoints in multiple regions and automatically remove unhealthy regions from your DNS rotation.
The IAM user needs route53:ListHostedZones, route53:GetHostedZone, route53:ChangeResourceRecordSets, and route53:ListResourceRecordSets permissions.
Latency Global updates Route 53 records within seconds of detecting an outage. DNS propagation depends on your TTL settings — we recommend 60-second TTLs for failover records.
GeoDNS features are available on Pro ($25/month) and Business ($99/month) plans.
Set up AWS Route 53 integration in minutes. Plans from $5/month with all integrations included.
5 monitors included • All 70+ locations (+40 more soon) • No contracts