Apple Push Application

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

What is Apple Push?

Apple Push - Messaging
The Apple Push Notification service (APNs) is a platform notification service created by Apple. The protocol is also used by the Apple iMessage service.

Apple Push Domains

Primary Domains

push.apple.com
init-p01md.apple.com
cable.auth.com

Platform Domains

Platform	Sample Domain	Details
Akamai	{hidden}.akadns.net	and 7 more
Kingsoft Cloud CDN	{hidden}.apple.com.download.ks-cdn.com

Protocol and Port Statistics

Protocol	Port
Apple Push	TCP 5223
STUN	UDP 3479
XMPPS	TCP 5223
... and 2 more

Peer-to-Peer Detection with DPI

Applications such as Apple Push use peer-to-peer signaling protocols to establish direct connections between devices, often leveraging dynamic IP changes. Netify protocol detection is the best way to properly track this type of network session.

Core Networks

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

Network	IP	PoP	Category	Location
Apple	17.57.144.10	Core Network	Business	United States
Apple	17.57.144.11	Core Network	Business	United States
Apple	17.57.144.12	Core Network	Business	United States
Apple	17.57.144.23	Core Network	Business	United States
Apple	17.57.144.24	Core Network	Business	United States
... and and 1551 more more

Hosting

SaaS	Sample IP	# of IPs
China Unicom	121.17.252.10	2

Apple Push primarily uses China Unicom for its cloud hosting needs.

Content Delivery Network - Company CDN

Apple Push 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	697

Network	PoP	Location	Category	Sample IP
Apple	Frankfurt	Germany	Business	17.253.15.141
Apple	New York	United States	Business	17.253.3.142
Apple	Miami	United States	Business	17.253.13.143
Apple	San Jose	United States	Business	17.253.5.134
Apple	Toronto	Canada	Business	17.253.24.198
Apple	Tokyo	Japan	Business	17.253.69.200
Apple	London	United Kingdom	Business	17.253.37.199
Apple	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Business	17.253.85.204
Apple	Tokyo	Japan	Business	17.253.71.131
Apple	Reston	United States	Business	17.253.119.202
Apple	Chicago	United States	Business	17.253.27.203
Apple	Dallas	United States	Business	17.253.127.136
Apple	Atlanta	United States	Business	17.253.7.135
Apple	Tokyo	Japan	Business	17.253.71.71
Apple	London	United Kingdom	Business	17.253.29.208

... and 682 more on the Apple CDN edge network.

Content Delivery Networks - CDNs

Summary

CDN	Sample IP	# of IPs
Akamai	210.65.144.209	3013

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

Network Map

PoP Locations

CDN	Location	PoP	Network	# of IPs
Akamai	Frankfurt	Germany	Akamai	59
Akamai	London	United Kingdom	Akamai	119
Akamai	Madrid	Spain	Akamai	41
Akamai	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Akamai	16
Akamai	Johannesburg	South Africa	Akamai	73
Akamai	Fujairah	United Arab Emirates	Akamai	5
Akamai	Toronto	Canada	Akamai	15
Akamai	Curitiba	Brazil	Akamai	6
Akamai	Cape Town	South Africa	Akamai	16
Akamai	Singapore	Singapore	Akamai	113
Akamai	Kampala	Uganda	Akamai	12
Akamai	Stockholm	Sweden	Akamai	34
Akamai	Ashburn	United States	Akamai	123
Akamai	Sao Paulo	Brazil	Akamai	29
Akamai	Schiphol	Netherlands	Akamai	2
Akamai	Athens	Greece	Akamai	12
Akamai	Lisbon	Portugal	Akamai	43
Akamai	Rome	Italy	Akamai	38
Akamai	Barcelona	Spain	Akamai	26
Akamai	Palermo	Italy	Akamai	22
Akamai	Mombasa	Kenya	Akamai	40
Akamai	Milan	Italy	Akamai	106
Akamai	Fortaleza	Brazil	Akamai	11
Akamai	Mount Prospect	United States	Akamai	75
Akamai	Glattbrugg	Switzerland	Akamai	2
Akamai	Bogota	Colombia	Akamai	18
Akamai	Kyiv	Ukraine	Akamai	10
Akamai	Berlin	Germany	Akamai	14
Akamai	Vienna	Austria	Akamai	23
Akamai	Oslo	Norway	Akamai	16
Akamai	Paris	France	Akamai	34
Akamai	Sofia	Bulgaria	Akamai	4
Akamai	Warsaw	Poland	Akamai	12
Akamai	Brussels	Belgium	Akamai	10
Akamai	Marseille	France	Akamai	17
Akamai	Prague	Czechia	Akamai	12
Akamai	Haarlem	Netherlands	Akamai	18
Akamai	Manchester	United Kingdom	Akamai	7
Akamai	Bucharest	Romania	Akamai	11
Akamai	Dublin	Ireland	Akamai	11
Akamai	Katowice	Poland	Akamai	12
Akamai	Munich	Germany	Akamai	14
Akamai	Bangkok	Thailand	Akamai	11
Akamai	San Jose	United States	Akamai	73
Akamai	Santiago	Chile	Akamai	19
Akamai	Honolulu	United States	Akamai	6
Akamai	Durban	South Africa	Akamai	2
Akamai	Seattle	United States	Akamai	55
Akamai	Los Angeles	United States	Akamai	278
Akamai	Chicago	United States	Akamai	53
Akamai	San Diego	United States	Akamai	6
Akamai	Marietta	United States	Akamai	5
Akamai	Santiago de Queretaro	Mexico	Akamai	16
Akamai	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	Akamai	2
Akamai	Dallas	United States	Akamai	66
Akamai	Osaka	Japan	Akamai	12
Akamai	Sydney	Australia	Akamai	80
Akamai	Perth	Australia	Akamai	12
Akamai	Secaucus	United States	Akamai	14
Akamai	Chennai	India	Akamai	32
Akamai	Santa Clara	United States	Akamai	26
Akamai	Brisbane	Australia	Akamai	53
Akamai	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Akamai	12
Akamai	Taipei	Taiwan	Akamai	17
Akamai	New Delhi	India	Akamai	17
Akamai	Tokyo	Japan	Akamai	36
Akamai	Atlanta	United States	Akamai	20
Akamai	Coimbatore	India	Akamai	4
Akamai	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Akamai	31
Akamai	Hillsboro	United States	Akamai	4
Akamai	Mumbai	India	Akamai	36
Akamai	Adelaide	Australia	Akamai	6
Akamai	Kansas City	United States	Akamai	3
Akamai	Montreal	Canada	Akamai	12
Akamai	Minneapolis	United States	Akamai	3
Akamai	Cleveland	United States	Akamai	1
Akamai	Lithia Springs	United States	Akamai	18
Akamai	Melbourne	Australia	Akamai	48
Akamai	Hyderabad	India	Akamai	2
Akamai	Cyberjaya	Malaysia	Akamai	6
Akamai	Hamburg	Germany	Akamai	1
Akamai	Miami	United States	Akamai	53
Akamai	Englewood	United States	Akamai	7
Akamai	El Paso	United States	Akamai	3
Akamai	Omaha	United States	Akamai	6
Akamai	New York	United States	Akamai	11
Akamai	Las Vegas	United States	Akamai	1
Akamai	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Akamai	5
Akamai	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Akamai	2
Akamai	Auckland	New Zealand	Akamai	6
Akamai	Pune	India	Akamai	1
Akamai	Bengaluru	India	Akamai	8
Akamai	Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Akamai	3
Akamai	Irving	United States	Akamai	34
Akamai	Vancouver	Canada	Akamai	2
Akamai	Houston	United States	Akamai	5
Akamai	Tempe	United States	Akamai	5
Akamai	Boston	United States	Akamai	4
Akamai	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Akamai	10
Akamai	Abidjan	Ivory Coast	Akamai	2
Akamai	Ahmedabad	India	Akamai	1
Akamai	Lima	Peru	Akamai	8
Akamai	Kozhikode	India	Akamai	5
Akamai	Lucknow	India	Akamai	2
Akamai	San Pedro Sula	Honduras	Akamai	6
Akamai	Amman	Jordan	Akamai	5
Akamai	Brasilia	Brazil	Akamai	5
Akamai	Porto Alegre	Brazil	Akamai	4
Akamai	Cordoba	Argentina	Akamai	4
Akamai	Muscat	Oman	Ooredoo	10
Akamai	Riga	Latvia	Bite Lietuva	6
Akamai	Vilnius	Lithuania	Bite Lietuva	6
Akamai	Johannesburg	South Africa	Liquid	14
Akamai	Odesa	Ukraine	RETN	6
Akamai	Riga	Latvia	RETN	12
Akamai	Vancouver	Canada	Shaw	6
Akamai	Budapest	Hungary	Deutsche Telekom	6
Akamai	Cape Town	South Africa	MTN	2
Akamai	Johannesburg	South Africa	MTN	3
Akamai	Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	Seacom	6
Akamai	Victoria	Seychelles	Cable & Wireless	2
Akamai	Singapore	Singapore	Telstra	2
Akamai	Sydney	Australia	Telstra	2
Akamai	Brisbane	Australia	Telstra	1
Akamai	Tallinn	Estonia	Elisa	2
Akamai	Tampere	Finland	Elisa	4
Akamai	Muscat	Oman	Omantel	7
Akamai	Rome	Italy	Vodafone	3
Akamai	Milan	Italy	Fastweb	3
Akamai	Bucharest	Romania	Digi	5
Akamai	Dusseldorf	Germany	1&1 Versatel	10
Akamai	Luanda	Angola	Angola Cables	6
Akamai	Pretoria	South Africa	Telkom SA	2
Akamai	Cape Town	South Africa	Telkom SA	1
Akamai	Manila	Philippines	Sky	9
Akamai	Hanoi	Vietnam	VNPT	2
Akamai	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	VNPT	2
Akamai	Bangkok	Thailand	True	1
Akamai	Perth	Australia	Vocus	2
Akamai	Brisbane	Australia	Vocus	5
Akamai	Sydney	Australia	Vocus	2
Akamai	Ulaanbaatar	Mongolia	Unitel	12
Akamai	Sydney	Australia	Aussie Broadband	6
Akamai	Melbourne	Australia	Aussie Broadband	8
Akamai	Brisbane	Australia	Aussie Broadband	4
Akamai	Milan	Italy	Wind Tre	2
Akamai	Johannesburg	South Africa	Afrihost	1
Akamai	Montreal	Canada	Bell Canada	14
Akamai	San Jose	Costa Rica	Ufinet	9
Akamai	Fort-de-France	Martinique	Orange	2
Akamai	Palanga	Lithuania	Telia	3
Akamai	Palermo	Italy	Sparkle	6
Akamai	Sao Paulo	Brazil	Claro	11
Akamai	Sydney	Australia	Superloop	4
Akamai	Taipei	Taiwan	Chunghwa Telecom	7
Akamai	Taichung	Taiwan	Chunghwa Telecom	1
Akamai	Resistencia	Argentina	Telecom Argentina	5
Akamai	Zurich	Switzerland	Sunrise	5
Akamai	Mumbai	India	Jio	2
Akamai	Canberra	Australia	TPG Telecom	1
Akamai	Montreal	Canada	Videotron	10

Other Locations

CDN	Location	PoP	Network	# of IPs
Akamai	Core Network	Italy	Sparkle	33
Akamai	Core Network	Greece	Sparkle	10
Akamai	Core Network	Australia	TPG Telecom	16
Akamai	Core Network	South Africa	Seacom	3
Akamai	Core Network	Kenya	Seacom	4
Akamai	Core Network	South Korea	Akamai	2
Akamai	Core Network	South Africa	Vodacom	12
Akamai	Core Network	South Africa	rain	1
Akamai	Core Network	India	Jio	13
Akamai	Core Network	Canada	Videotron	8
Akamai	Core Network	Sweden	Arelion	1
Akamai	Core Network	Brazil	Telefonica	8
Akamai	Core Network	Peru	Telefonica	4
Akamai	Core Network	Vietnam	FPT Group	5
Akamai	Core Network	Colombia	ASN AS13489	1
Akamai	Core Network	Finland	Telia	7
Akamai	Core Network	Switzerland	Swisscom	16
Akamai	Core Network	South Africa	Dimension Data	8
Akamai	Core Network	New Zealand	One NZ	5
Akamai	Core Network	Hungary	Deutsche Telekom	6