Route 53 DNS records waste check
Orphaned DNS Record
orphaned_dns_record
What it finds
Orphaned DNS Record: one of the Route 53 DNS records checks in the network optimization group. Checks in this group look for: network resources that carry no traffic, or sit unattached, duplicated or in front of nothing.
Why it costs money
Gateways, load balancers and addresses bill by the hour once they exist, with or without traffic.
How it is detected
DNS record pointing to non-existent resource
Detection confidence: MEDIUM. This is the criterion from our public docs. It runs in a local scan with your own read-only credentials.
Run it yourself
Nothing leaves your machine. The local scan has no telemetry.