Hostname API

Hostname API

The Netify Hostname API provides application, platform and IP intelligence for hostnames. This data is beneficial for:

• Performing cybersecurity analysis
• Tuning DNS filter policies
• Identifying unwanted trackers and marketers
• Discovering insights via machine learning

Take a look at the adjacent examples to get a quick glimpse at the data. Continue below to dive into how our hostname data is different.

Hostnames provide a rich dataset that is often overlooked by other hostname APIs. Let's take a look at two examples: smetrics.bankofamerica.com and - e17437.dsct.akamaiedge.net.

The first hostname is unsurprisingly part of the Bank of America. Our second hostname is less intuitive. We know it's related to the Akamai CDN, but our data goes one step further. It turns out that this hostname is dedicated to Apple Updates.

Platform: Hosting and CDN

We have extracted platform information from IP address data to help classify hosting traffic. Our hostname intelligence can determine that smetrics.bankofamerica.com maps to the Adobe Ads platform. Nifty.

Our second example - e17437.dsct.akamaiedge.net - is less surprising. The Apple Updates hostname sits on top of the Akamai CDN.

Network

We have curated a list of networks and points-of-presence (PoPs) - from large tech companies with a global footprint like Apple to multinational ISPs like Orange with 60+ ASNs. Classifying networks and PoPs makes it possible to compare, well... Apples and Oranges. Learn more »

In our example, smetrics.bankofamerica.com is tied to a single network - Fastly's global network.

IP Address List

For most CDNs and many hosting solutions, the IP address associated with a hostname depends on your location. The Hostname API provides a comprehensive list of IP address results from around the world.