Apple Search Application

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

Description

Apple Search provides search services for Siri, Spotlight, Lookup, Safari, News, Messages, and Music.

Category	Business
Web Link	Apple Search - Home Page

Application Domains

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Domains

Primary Domains

Primary Domains are owned and managed by the application vendor.

Platform Domains are often provided by hosting providers, content delivery networks, SaaS platforms and other third parties. It is important to identify these domains for DNS filters and hostname blocklists.

Core Networks

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

Network	PoP	Category	Location	IP
Apple	Manchester	Business	United Kingdom	2a01:b740:a18:f100::2
Apple	Amsterdam	Business	Netherlands	2a01:b740:a02:f000::7
Apple	Amsterdam	Business	Netherlands	2a01:b740:a02:f000::1
Apple	Amsterdam	Business	Netherlands	2a01:b740:a02:f000::3
Apple	Reston	Business	United States	2620:149:a0f:f000::1

Hosting

Cloud hosting vendors like AWS and Microsoft Azure provide cloud-based computing and network resources to deliver applications. The hosting platforms used by Apple Search are summarized below by geographical points-of-presence (PoP). Each PoP can host many IPs to deliver an application.

Cloud Hosts	# of IPs
Amazon AWS	34

Host	PoP	Location	IPs
Amazon AWS	Tokyo	Japan	2 IPs
Amazon AWS	Columbus	United States	3 IPs
Amazon AWS	Ashburn	United States	3 IPs
Amazon AWS	Stockholm	Sweden	2 IPs
Amazon AWS	Zaragoza	Spain	2 IPs
Amazon AWS	Singapore	Singapore	6 IPs
Amazon AWS	Sao Paulo	Brazil	1 IP
Amazon AWS	Dublin	Ireland	6 IPs
Amazon AWS	Boardman	United States	7 IPs
Amazon AWS	Sydney	Australia	1 IP
Amazon AWS	Mumbai	India	1 IP

Content Delivery Network - Company CDN

Apple Search 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	# of IPs
Apple CDN	602

Network	PoP	Location	Category	Sample IP
Telus	Vancouver	Canada	ISP/Telco	64.114.246.144
Rogers	Toronto	Canada	ISP/Telco	72.136.193.48
Ufinet	Guayaquil	Ecuador	ISP/Telco	177.234.202.16
Mercury	Auckland	New Zealand	ISP/Telco	103.241.58.208
Vodacom	Cape Town	South Africa	ISP/Telco	105.255.3.49
Angola Cables	Fortaleza	Brazil	ISP/Telco	45.225.191.208
Rogers	Richmond Hill	Canada	ISP/Telco	72.136.193.80
Claro	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	ISP/Telco	200.166.239.144
Shaw	Vancouver	Canada	ISP/Telco	24.244.43.80
Bite Lietuva	Vilnius	Lithuania	ISP/Telco	84.15.67.144
Cabase	Buenos Aires	Argentina	ISP/Telco	200.115.95.48
MTN	Johannesburg	South Africa	ISP/Telco	196.44.10.48
Aussie Broadband	Sydney	Australia	ISP/Telco	144.6.0.80
NOS	Lisbon	Portugal	ISP/Telco	195.23.111.144
Aussie Broadband	Brisbane	Australia	ISP/Telco	144.6.0.112