Apple iCloud Application

The following page provides details on domains, networks, IPs, hosting services, and content delivery networks used by Apple iCloud.

What is Apple iCloud?

Apple iCloud - File Sharing
Apple iCloud provides online access to personal photos, videos, documents, notes, contacts, and more. The service is provided to Apple product users.

Apple iCloud Domains

Primary Domains

icloud.com
icloud-content.com
apple-cloudkit.com
gc.apple.com
cdn-icloud-content.g.aaplimg.com
icloud.com.cn
apple-livephotoskit.com
and 24 more

Platform Domains

Platform	Sample Domain	Details
Akamai	{hidden}.akadns.net	and 13 more

Core Networks

Applications are sometimes deployed on partner networks, parent company networks, or regional hosting providers. The following is a sample of Apple iCloud IP addresses deployed on this type of network.

Network	IP	PoP	Category	Location
Apple	17.36.196.4	Core Network	Business	United States
Apple	17.36.196.5	Core Network	Business	United States
Apple	17.36.196.6	Core Network	Business	United States
Apple	17.36.196.7	Core Network	Business	United States
Apple	17.36.196.8	Core Network	Business	United States
... and and 6195 more more

Hosting

SaaS	Sample IP	# of IPs
China Telecom IDC	36.110.170.112	116
China Unicom	112.65.66.108	56
China Mobile	111.13.126.108	120

To scale its compute capacity and optimize resources, Apple iCloud leverages a multi-cloud architecture.

Content Delivery Network - Company CDN

Apple iCloud uses an in-house company content delivery network (CDN). The CDN delivers content to very edge of the network and is often hosted inside Internet Service Provider (ISP) networks.

Edge CDN	IPs
Apple CDN	350

Network	PoP	Location	Category	Sample IP
Apple	Stockholm	Sweden	Business	17.253.39.139
Apple	Dallas	United States	Business	17.253.127.140
Apple	New York	United States	Business	17.253.3.133
Apple	Frankfurt	Germany	Business	17.253.15.142
Apple	Madrid	Spain	Business	17.253.65.132
Apple	Singapore	Singapore	Business	17.253.118.202
Apple	Miami	United States	Business	17.253.13.144
Apple	Chicago	United States	Business	17.253.27.205
Apple	Singapore	Singapore	Business	17.253.61.147
Apple	Frankfurt	Germany	Business	17.253.57.208
Apple	Santa Clara	United States	Business	17.253.17.203
Apple	Miami	United States	Business	17.253.13.134
Apple	Santa Clara	United States	Business	17.253.17.209
Apple	London	United Kingdom	Business	17.253.29.199
Apple	Sao Paulo	Brazil	Business	17.253.10.202

... and 335 more on the Apple CDN edge network.

Content Delivery Networks - CDNs

Summary

CDN	Sample IP	# of IPs
Akamai	212.23.222.28	1720

To get information to end users more quickly, many apps - including Apple iCloud - use Content Delivery Networks (CDNs).

Network Map

PoP Locations

CDN	Location	PoP	Network	# of IPs
Akamai	Glattbrugg	Switzerland	Akamai	16
Akamai	Frankfurt	Germany	Akamai	61
Akamai	Bangkok	Thailand	Akamai	12
Akamai	Chicago	United States	Akamai	44
Akamai	Milan	Italy	Akamai	35
Akamai	Madrid	Spain	Akamai	32
Akamai	Mombasa	Kenya	Akamai	7
Akamai	Vienna	Austria	Akamai	29
Akamai	Santiago	Chile	Akamai	17
Akamai	Sydney	Australia	Akamai	44
Akamai	Palermo	Italy	Akamai	17
Akamai	Seattle	United States	Akamai	30
Akamai	Cape Town	South Africa	Akamai	13
Akamai	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Akamai	24
Akamai	Oslo	Norway	Akamai	15
Akamai	London	United Kingdom	Akamai	39
Akamai	Stockholm	Sweden	Akamai	32
Akamai	Marseille	France	Akamai	12
Akamai	Paris	France	Akamai	27
Akamai	Johannesburg	South Africa	Akamai	19
Akamai	Barcelona	Spain	Akamai	7
Akamai	Dusseldorf	Germany	Akamai	14
Akamai	Sofia	Bulgaria	Akamai	6
Akamai	Warsaw	Poland	Akamai	14
Akamai	Copenhagen	Denmark	Akamai	22
Akamai	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Akamai	11
Akamai	Rome	Italy	Akamai	11
Akamai	Berlin	Germany	Akamai	15
Akamai	Prague	Czechia	Akamai	14
Akamai	Lisbon	Portugal	Akamai	4
Akamai	Dublin	Ireland	Akamai	22
Akamai	Bucharest	Romania	Akamai	6
Akamai	Hamburg	Germany	Akamai	10
Akamai	Athens	Greece	Akamai	5
Akamai	Munich	Germany	Akamai	14
Akamai	Ashburn	United States	Akamai	38
Akamai	Lima	Peru	Akamai	7
Akamai	Jakarta	Indonesia	Akamai	9
Akamai	Fortaleza	Brazil	Akamai	5
Akamai	Tokyo	Japan	Akamai	60
Akamai	Bogota	Colombia	Akamai	14
Akamai	Lithia Springs	United States	Akamai	11
Akamai	Minneapolis	United States	Akamai	2
Akamai	Sao Paulo	Brazil	Akamai	27
Akamai	Schiphol	Netherlands	Akamai	7
Akamai	Santiago de Queretaro	Mexico	Akamai	10
Akamai	Atlanta	United States	Akamai	5
Akamai	Dallas	United States	Akamai	32
Akamai	Los Angeles	United States	Akamai	50
Akamai	Toronto	Canada	Akamai	17
Akamai	Santa Clara	United States	Akamai	22
Akamai	Vancouver	Canada	Akamai	9
Akamai	Melbourne	Australia	Akamai	12
Akamai	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Akamai	42
Akamai	Manila	Philippines	Akamai	4
Akamai	Mandaluyong	Philippines	Akamai	5
Akamai	Kolkata	India	Akamai	12
Akamai	Chennai	India	Akamai	13
Akamai	Hyderabad	India	Akamai	10
Akamai	Boston	United States	Akamai	2
Akamai	Mumbai	India	Akamai	40
Akamai	Miami	United States	Akamai	52
Akamai	New Delhi	India	Akamai	27
Akamai	Taipei	Taiwan	Akamai	17
Akamai	New York	United States	Akamai	22
Akamai	Istanbul	Turkey	Akamai	10
Akamai	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Akamai	5
Akamai	Singapore	Singapore	Akamai	34
Akamai	Bengaluru	India	Akamai	24
Akamai	Auckland	New Zealand	Akamai	6
Akamai	Fujairah	United Arab Emirates	Akamai	12
Akamai	Tempe	United States	Akamai	3
Akamai	Englewood	United States	Akamai	13
Akamai	Marietta	United States	Akamai	7
Akamai	Haarlem	Netherlands	Akamai	11
Akamai	Seoul	South Korea	Akamai	23
Akamai	Helsinki	Finland	Akamai	5
Akamai	Makati	Philippines	Akamai	5
Akamai	Osaka	Japan	Akamai	6
Akamai	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Akamai	4
Akamai	Cyberjaya	Malaysia	Akamai	7
Akamai	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Akamai	13
Akamai	Montreal	Canada	Akamai	10
Akamai	Houston	United States	Akamai	10
Akamai	Brussels	Belgium	Akamai	5
Akamai	Mount Prospect	United States	Akamai	12
Akamai	Curitiba	Brazil	Akamai	7
Akamai	Secaucus	United States	Akamai	12
Akamai	Brisbane	Australia	Akamai	33
Akamai	Irving	United States	Akamai	9
Akamai	Las Vegas	United States	Akamai	8
Akamai	Tel Aviv	Israel	Akamai	3
Akamai	Porto Alegre	Brazil	Akamai	5
Akamai	Perth	Australia	Akamai	12
Akamai	San Jose	United States	Akamai	13
Akamai	Ahmedabad	India	Akamai	1
Akamai	Surabaya	Indonesia	Akamai	1
Akamai	Nagpur	India	Akamai	1
Akamai	Mexico City	Mexico	Akamai	3
Akamai	Riga	Latvia	Akamai	1
Akamai	Manchester	United Kingdom	Akamai	5
Akamai	Pittsburgh	United States	Akamai	1
Akamai	Philadelphia	United States	Akamai	1
Akamai	McAllen	United States	Akamai	3
Akamai	Muscat	Oman	Akamai	1
Akamai	Cleveland	United States	Akamai	2
Akamai	Riga	Latvia	RETN	2
Akamai	Amman	Jordan	Omantel	2
Akamai	Warsaw	Poland	Gcore	1
Akamai	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Gcore	1
Akamai	Lisbon	Portugal	DataCamp	1
Akamai	Seoul	South Korea	LG Uplus	1
Akamai	Manila	Philippines	Converge ICT	1
Akamai	Makati	Philippines	Converge ICT	2
Akamai	Auckland	New Zealand	2degrees	1
Akamai	Hanoi	Vietnam	VNPT	3
Akamai	Toronto	Canada	Bell Canada	2
Akamai	Sydney	Australia	Telstra	1
Akamai	Tokyo	Japan	Telstra	2
Akamai	Sydney	Australia	Vocus	1
Akamai	Adelaide	Australia	Vocus	4

Other Locations

CDN	Location	PoP	Network	# of IPs
Akamai	Core Network	Israel	ASN AS1680	3
Akamai	Core Network	United States	Akamai	1
Akamai	Core Network	Hong Kong	ASN AS49304	1
Akamai	Core Network	Netherlands	NovoServe	2
Akamai	Core Network	France	ASN AS25198	1
Akamai	Core Network	Germany	ASN AS25198	1
Akamai	Core Network	Thailand	True	2
Akamai	Core Network	Thailand	ASN AS4651	1
Akamai	Core Network	Finland	ASN AS58061	2
Akamai	Core Network	Germany	ASN AS213520	1
Akamai	Core Network	United States	ASN AS906	1
Akamai	Core Network	Estonia	ASN AS202759	2
Akamai	Core Network	Poland	ASN AS201814	1
Akamai	Core Network	Switzerland	Swisscom	6
Akamai	Core Network	Malaysia	ASN AS9930	4
Akamai	Core Network	Sweden	Arelion	6
Akamai	Core Network	Finland	Arelion	1
Akamai	Core Network	Israel	ASN AS12400	4
Akamai	Core Network	Italy	Sparkle	8
Akamai	Core Network	Greece	Sparkle	4
Akamai	Core Network	Taiwan	Taiwan Mobile	2
Akamai	Core Network	India	Jio	2
Akamai	Core Network	India	ASN AS55824	2
Akamai	Core Network	Thailand	AIS	6
Akamai	Core Network	Australia	TPG Telecom	1