diff --git a/forwardemail/client_test.go b/forwardemail/client_test.go
index abe96b3..c31b6be 100644
--- a/forwardemail/client_test.go
+++ b/forwardemail/client_test.go
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ func TestNewClient(t *testing.T) {
 			wantURL: "https://api.forwardemail.net",
 		},
 		{
-			name:   "with custom URL",
-			apiKey: "4e4d6c332b6fe62a63afe56171fd3725",
-			opts:   []Option{WithAPIURL("https://google.com")},
+			name:    "with custom URL",
+			apiKey:  "4e4d6c332b6fe62a63afe56171fd3725",
+			opts:    []Option{WithAPIURL("https://google.com")},
 			wantURL: "https://google.com",
 		},
 		{
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ func TestNewClient(t *testing.T) {
 			wantError: ErrNilHTTPClient,
 		},
 		{
-			name:   "with custom http client",
-			apiKey: "4e4d6c332b6fe62a63afe56171fd3725",
-			opts:   []Option{WithHTTPClient(&http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second})},
+			name:    "with custom http client",
+			apiKey:  "4e4d6c332b6fe62a63afe56171fd3725",
+			opts:    []Option{WithHTTPClient(&http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second})},
 			wantURL: "https://api.forwardemail.net",
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/forwardemail/encrypt.go b/forwardemail/encrypt.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1d5850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forwardemail/encrypt.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright Forward Email 2026
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package forwardemail
+
+// Forward Email allows you to encrypt records even on the free plan at no cost. As highly requested in a Privacy Guides discussion and on our GitHub issues we've added this.
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// EncryptionResponse represents the API Response for encrypting a TXT record.
+type EncryptionResponse struct {
+	Encrypted string `json:"encrypted"`
+}
+
+// EncryptRecord allows you to encrypt a TXT record value so that you can safely add it to your DNS without exposing the value in plaintext.
+func (c *Client) EncryptRecord(ctx context.Context, input string) (*EncryptionResponse, error) {
+	if ctx == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNilContext
+	}
+	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if input == "" {
+		return nil, ErrMissingEncryptionInput
+	}
+
+	payload := strings.NewReader(`{"input": "` + input + `"}`)
+	req, err := c.newRequest(ctx, "POST", "/v1/encrypt", payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, ErrFailedToCreateRequest
+	}
+
+	res, err := c.doRequest(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, ErrFailedToDoRequest
+	}
+
+	var encryptionResponse EncryptionResponse
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(res, &encryptionResponse); err != nil {
+		return nil, ErrFailedToUnmarshalResponse
+	}
+
+	return &encryptionResponse, nil
+}
diff --git a/forwardemail/encrypt_test.go b/forwardemail/encrypt_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6d0f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forwardemail/encrypt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright Forward Email 2026
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package forwardemail
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+)
+
+func TestClient_EncryptRecord(t *testing.T) {
+	const input = "forward-email-site-verification=abc123"
+
+	response := `{
+		"encrypted": "forward-email-site-verification=$2a$10$abc123"
+	}`
+	want := &EncryptionResponse{
+		Encrypted: "forward-email-site-verification=$2a$10$abc123",
+	}
+
+	svr := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+			t.Errorf("expected POST method, got %s", r.Method)
+		}
+		if r.URL.Path != "/v1/encrypt" {
+			t.Errorf("expected URL /v1/encrypt, got %s", r.URL.Path)
+		}
+
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to read request body: %v", err)
+		}
+		if string(body) != fmt.Sprintf(`{"input": "%s"}`, input) {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected request body %q", string(body))
+		}
+
+		fmt.Fprint(w, response)
+	}))
+	defer svr.Close()
+
+	c, _ := NewClient("test-key", WithAPIURL(svr.URL))
+
+	got, err := c.EncryptRecord(context.Background(), input)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got); diff != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("values are not the same %s", diff)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClient_EncryptRecordMissingInput(t *testing.T) {
+	c, _ := NewClient("test-key")
+
+	_, err := c.EncryptRecord(context.Background(), "")
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrMissingEncryptionInput) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error %v, got %v", ErrMissingEncryptionInput, err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/forwardemail/errors.go b/forwardemail/errors.go
index 538d12b..84a2bfe 100644
--- a/forwardemail/errors.go
+++ b/forwardemail/errors.go
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ var (
 	ErrEmptyPath = errors.New("request path cannot be empty")
 	// ErrNilHTTPClient is returned when the client has a nil HTTPClient.
 	ErrNilHTTPClient = errors.New("HTTP client cannot be nil")
+	// ErrFailedToCreateRequest is returned when a new HTTP request cannot be created.
+	ErrFailedToCreateRequest = errors.New("failed to create HTTP request")
+	// ErrFailedToDoRequest is returned when an HTTP request cannot be completed.
+	ErrFailedToDoRequest = errors.New("failed to complete HTTP request")
+	// ErrFailedToUnmarshalResponse is returned when an API response cannot be unmarshaled.
+	ErrFailedToUnmarshalResponse = errors.New("failed to unmarshal API response")
+
 	// ErrEmptyDomain is returned when a domain parameter is empty.
 	ErrEmptyDomain = errors.New("domain cannot be empty")
 	// ErrEmptyAlias is returned when an alias parameter is empty.
@@ -32,6 +39,9 @@ var (
 	ErrEmptyEmail = errors.New("email cannot be empty")
 	// ErrEmptyGroup is returned when a group parameter is empty.
 	ErrEmptyGroup = errors.New("group cannot be empty")
+
+	// ErrMissingEncryptionInput is returned when required input for encryption is missing.
+	ErrMissingEncryptionInput = errors.New("missing required input for encryption")
 )
 
 // APIError represents an error response from the Forward Email API.
diff --git a/tools/tools.go b/tools/tools.go
index d0b8660..047ba51 100644
--- a/tools/tools.go
+++ b/tools/tools.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 package tools
 
 import (
+	_ "github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint"
 	_ "github.com/hashicorp/copywrite"
-	_ "mvdan.cc/gofumpt"
 	_ "golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports"
-	_ "github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint"
+	_ "mvdan.cc/gofumpt"
 )
 
 // Generate copyright headers