Change of server & nameserver, what to enter into "default._domainkey"

My existing host has moved my site into a new data centre with new nameserver settings and a new IP address.

I think/hope [cross fingers!] that I have managed to change almost all relevant settings in Cloudflare.
I am struggling with the last field in the top list (under the ‘A’ records), the “default._domainkey”.

What do I enter into the “default._domainkey”?
From my host I only received a “New SPF record”; I understand that both are used to verify the authenticity of emails. The code of my new SPF record looks very different to the old “default._domainkey” [I understand that I shouldn’t post either in public], so I don’t like to overwrite this field before I know what to put there…

Or will I need to apply for a new API Key from Cloudflare after the nameserver change?

Sorry about the “amateurish question”, that’s the best I can do…

All DNS records are public. There is no reason to not share the records here.

That said, you don’t need to change your DKIM record, only the SPF record.

Can you elaborate on this? If you change your nameservers for the domain, then you will no longer be able to use Cloudflare.

Thanks for the reply!

I can’t find a field for the SPF record… Where would it go?

The TXT record that starts with v=spf1 is the SPF record.

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Oh, thank you very much!

I only had copied the new IP address into that line (as you might notice from the capture), but the full code, provided by my host, seems to include a verification for the previous IP as well.
Well, I replaced it now!

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