Apple Updates Application

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

What is Apple Updates?

Apple Updates - OS/Software Updates
Apple Updates is a service provided for installing, restoring, and updating software on Apple devices: iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.

Apple Updates Domains

Primary Domains

mesu.apple.com
gdmf.apple.com
xp.apple.com
configuration.apple.com
mesu.g.aaplimg.com
gdmf.v.aaplimg.com
updates.cdn-apple.com
and 27 more

Platform Domains

Platform	Sample Domain	Details
Akamai	{hidden}.origin-apple.com.akadns.net	and 28 more
Alibaba CDN	{hidden}.cdn-apple.com.w.kunlunca.com
Fastly	{hidden}.apple.map.fastly.net

Core Networks

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

Network	IP	PoP	Category	Location
Apple	17.8.129.55	Core Network	Business	United States
Apple	17.8.129.70	Core Network	Business	United States
Apple	17.8.129.189	Core Network	Business	United States
Apple	17.23.18.34	Core Network	Business	United States
Apple	17.33.131.82	Core Network	Business	United States
... and and 61 more more

Content Delivery Network - Company CDN

Apple Updates 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	1058

Network	PoP	Location	Category	Sample IP
T-Mobile	Seattle	United States	ISP/Telco	208.54.27.80
Vodacom	Cape Town	South Africa	ISP/Telco	105.255.3.48
Spark	Auckland	New Zealand	ISP/Telco	222.153.215.114
T-Mobile	Sacramento	United States	ISP/Telco	208.54.0.16
Claro	Sao Paulo	Brazil	ISP/Telco	201.6.53.16
rain	Pretoria	South Africa	ISP/Telco	41.73.41.16
Telus	Vancouver	Canada	ISP/Telco	64.114.246.144
Arelion	San Jose	United States	ISP/Telco	209.170.121.176
Cox	San Diego	United States	ISP/Telco	70.186.24.16
Cox	San Diego	United States	ISP/Telco	70.186.24.17
Aussie Broadband	Brisbane	Australia	ISP/Telco	144.6.0.113
Rogers	Richmond Hill	Canada	ISP/Telco	72.136.193.80
StarHub	Singapore	Singapore	ISP/Telco	203.117.83.48
Aussie Broadband	Brisbane	Australia	ISP/Telco	144.6.0.112
Aussie Broadband	Perth	Australia	ISP/Telco	144.6.0.145

... and 1043 more on the Apple CDN edge network.

Content Delivery Networks - CDNs

Summary

CDN	Sample IP	# of IPs
Akamai	217.198.232.16	8413
Fastly	199.232.191.8	205
Alibaba CDN	61.170.77.81	101

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

Anycast

CDN	Sample IP	# of IPs
Fastly	199.232.15.8	34

Network Map

PoP Locations

CDN	Location	PoP	Network	# of IPs
Fastly	Brussels	Belgium	Fastly	2
Fastly	Seattle	United States	Fastly	2
Fastly	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Fastly	4
Fastly	San Jose	United States	Fastly	5
Fastly	New York	United States	Fastly	2
Fastly	London	United Kingdom	Fastly	6
Fastly	Melbourne	Australia	Fastly	2
Fastly	Sao Paulo	Brazil	Fastly	4
Fastly	Tokyo	Japan	Fastly	9
Fastly	Paris	France	Fastly	5
Fastly	Toronto	Canada	Fastly	2
Fastly	Madrid	Spain	Fastly	3
Fastly	Montreal	Canada	Fastly	6
Fastly	Columbus	United States	Fastly	2
Fastly	Chennai	India	Fastly	1
Fastly	Dallas	United States	Fastly	6
Fastly	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Fastly	3
Fastly	Houston	United States	Fastly	1
Fastly	Los Angeles	United States	Fastly	6
Fastly	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Fastly	1
Fastly	Mumbai	India	Fastly	1
Fastly	Vancouver	Canada	Fastly	2
Fastly	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Fastly	2
Fastly	Santiago	Chile	Fastly	4
Fastly	Cape Town	South Africa	Fastly	4
Fastly	Lima	Peru	Fastly	2
Fastly	Oslo	Norway	Fastly	1
Fastly	Milan	Italy	Fastly	7
Fastly	Helsinki	Finland	Fastly	1
Fastly	Curitiba	Brazil	Fastly	1
Fastly	Vienna	Austria	Fastly	4
Fastly	Dublin	Ireland	Fastly	2
Fastly	Copenhagen	Denmark	Fastly	2
Fastly	Singapore	Singapore	Fastly	8
Fastly	Brisbane	Australia	Fastly	1
Fastly	Manchester	United Kingdom	Fastly	2
Fastly	Marseille	France	Fastly	3
Fastly	Miami	United States	Fastly	6
Fastly	Stockholm	Sweden	Fastly	2
Fastly	Munich	Germany	Fastly	3
Fastly	Sofia	Bulgaria	Fastly	4
Fastly	Fortaleza	Brazil	Fastly	1
Fastly	Accra	Ghana	Fastly	2
Fastly	Manila	Philippines	Fastly	3
Fastly	Ashburn	United States	Fastly	6
Fastly	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Fastly	4
Fastly	Chicago	United States	Fastly	4
Fastly	Lisbon	Portugal	Fastly	4
Fastly	Frankfurt	Germany	Fastly	8
Fastly	Sydney	Australia	Fastly	2
Fastly	Atlanta	United States	Fastly	1
Fastly	Johannesburg	South Africa	Fastly	2
Akamai	Prague	Czechia	Akamai	49
Akamai	Vienna	Austria	Akamai	179
Akamai	London	United Kingdom	Akamai	266
Akamai	Frankfurt	Germany	Akamai	373
Akamai	Munich	Germany	Akamai	42
Akamai	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Akamai	46
Akamai	Marseille	France	Akamai	24
Akamai	Johannesburg	South Africa	Akamai	227
Akamai	Palermo	Italy	Akamai	33
Akamai	Fujairah	United Arab Emirates	Akamai	45
Akamai	Warsaw	Poland	Akamai	142
Akamai	Seoul	South Korea	Akamai	67
Akamai	Dusseldorf	Germany	Akamai	42
Akamai	Athens	Greece	Akamai	77
Akamai	Hamburg	Germany	Akamai	19
Akamai	Curitiba	Brazil	Akamai	26
Akamai	Cape Town	South Africa	Akamai	109
Akamai	Paris	France	Akamai	212
Akamai	Sao Paulo	Brazil	Akamai	86
Akamai	Madrid	Spain	Akamai	161
Akamai	Chicago	United States	Akamai	137
Akamai	Manchester	United Kingdom	Akamai	42
Akamai	Copenhagen	Denmark	Akamai	27
Akamai	Singapore	Singapore	Akamai	244
Akamai	Bucharest	Romania	Akamai	58
Akamai	Mombasa	Kenya	Akamai	45
Akamai	Dublin	Ireland	Akamai	38
Akamai	Istanbul	Turkey	Akamai	65
Akamai	Ankara	Turkey	Akamai	4
Akamai	Stockholm	Sweden	Akamai	149
Akamai	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Akamai	72
Akamai	Sydney	Australia	Akamai	291
Akamai	Oslo	Norway	Akamai	62
Akamai	Milan	Italy	Akamai	139
Akamai	Schiphol	Netherlands	Akamai	23
Akamai	Bogota	Colombia	Akamai	78
Akamai	Lisbon	Portugal	Akamai	104
Akamai	Seattle	United States	Akamai	77
Akamai	Glattbrugg	Switzerland	Akamai	45
Akamai	Santiago	Chile	Akamai	72
Akamai	Houston	United States	Akamai	35
Akamai	Salvador	Brazil	Akamai	2
Akamai	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Akamai	33
Akamai	Porto Alegre	Brazil	Akamai	14
Akamai	Fortaleza	Brazil	Akamai	40
Akamai	Aarhus	Denmark	Akamai	2
Akamai	Rome	Italy	Akamai	28
Akamai	Durban	South Africa	Akamai	7
Akamai	Barcelona	Spain	Akamai	75
Akamai	Florianopolis	Brazil	Akamai	4
Akamai	Vancouver	Canada	Akamai	19
Akamai	Ashburn	United States	Akamai	186
Akamai	Doha	Qatar	Akamai	4
Akamai	Lima	Peru	Akamai	52
Akamai	Sofia	Bulgaria	Akamai	24
Akamai	Berlin	Germany	Akamai	15
Akamai	Brussels	Belgium	Akamai	35
Akamai	Haarlem	Netherlands	Akamai	36
Akamai	Katowice	Poland	Akamai	12
Akamai	Baghdad	Iraq	Akamai	4
Akamai	Jakarta	Indonesia	Akamai	19
Akamai	Cyberjaya	Malaysia	Akamai	9
Akamai	Atlanta	United States	Akamai	66
Akamai	Chennai	India	Akamai	94
Akamai	Tokyo	Japan	Akamai	260
Akamai	Lithia Springs	United States	Akamai	29
Akamai	Dallas	United States	Akamai	106
Akamai	Miami	United States	Akamai	285
Akamai	Honolulu	United States	Akamai	6
Akamai	Minneapolis	United States	Akamai	15
Akamai	Los Angeles	United States	Akamai	231
Akamai	Mount Prospect	United States	Akamai	50
Akamai	Toronto	Canada	Akamai	57
Akamai	Melbourne	Australia	Akamai	100
Akamai	Mumbai	India	Akamai	165
Akamai	New Delhi	India	Akamai	74
Akamai	Hyderabad	India	Akamai	16
Akamai	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Akamai	204
Akamai	San Jose	Costa Rica	Akamai	2
Akamai	Englewood	United States	Akamai	28
Akamai	Irving	United States	Akamai	53
Akamai	Surabaya	Indonesia	Akamai	3
Akamai	New York	United States	Akamai	79
Akamai	Marietta	United States	Akamai	25
Akamai	Secaucus	United States	Akamai	124
Akamai	Boston	United States	Akamai	8
Akamai	San Diego	United States	Akamai	2
Akamai	Santiago de Queretaro	Mexico	Akamai	87
Akamai	Chandigarh	India	Akamai	1
Akamai	Auckland	New Zealand	Akamai	35
Akamai	San Jose	United States	Akamai	41
Akamai	Kolkata	India	Akamai	23
Akamai	Tempe	United States	Akamai	6
Akamai	Mexico City	Mexico	Akamai	11
Akamai	Santa Clara	United States	Akamai	32
Akamai	Cebu	Philippines	Akamai	2
Akamai	McAllen	United States	Akamai	18
Akamai	Taipei	Taiwan	Akamai	45
Akamai	Bangkok	Thailand	Akamai	39
Akamai	Osaka	Japan	Akamai	65
Akamai	Makati	Philippines	Akamai	4
Akamai	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Akamai	27
Akamai	Guadalajara	Mexico	Akamai	2
Akamai	Mandaluyong	Philippines	Akamai	5
Akamai	Helsinki	Finland	Akamai	6
Akamai	Brisbane	Australia	Akamai	90
Akamai	Montreal	Canada	Akamai	35
Akamai	Wellington	New Zealand	Akamai	3
Akamai	Guwahati	India	Akamai	1
Akamai	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	Akamai	5
Akamai	Tel Aviv	Israel	Akamai	12
Akamai	Taichung	Taiwan	Akamai	18
Akamai	Perth	Australia	Akamai	19
Akamai	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Akamai	24
Akamai	Coimbatore	India	Akamai	10
Akamai	Manila	Philippines	Akamai	1
Akamai	Hanoi	Vietnam	Akamai	3
Akamai	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	Akamai	2
Akamai	Adelaide	Australia	Akamai	7
Akamai	Bengaluru	India	Akamai	79
Akamai	Sunshine Coast	Australia	Akamai	4
Akamai	Nagpur	India	Akamai	4
Akamai	Quezon City	Philippines	Akamai	3
Akamai	Cleveland	United States	Akamai	4
Akamai	Hillsboro	United States	Akamai	4
Akamai	Nonthaburi	Thailand	Akamai	2
Akamai	Pune	India	Akamai	2
Akamai	Pekanbaru	Indonesia	Akamai	1
Akamai	Brasilia	Brazil	Akamai	22
Akamai	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	Akamai	1
Akamai	Jaipur	India	Akamai	4
Akamai	Bhopal	India	Akamai	2
Akamai	Ahmedabad	India	Akamai	1
Akamai	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	Akamai	2
Akamai	Recife	Brazil	Akamai	21
Akamai	Las Vegas	United States	Akamai	7
Akamai	Montevideo	Uruguay	Akamai	2
Akamai	Detroit	United States	Akamai	2
Akamai	Omaha	United States	Akamai	5
Akamai	Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Akamai	2
Akamai	Edmonton	Canada	Akamai	2
Akamai	Riga	Latvia	Akamai	3
Akamai	Amman	Jordan	Akamai	2
Akamai	Kanpur	India	Akamai	1
Akamai	Zurich	Switzerland	Akamai	2
Akamai	Muscat	Oman	Akamai	3
Akamai	Cordoba	Argentina	Akamai	4
Akamai	Nicosia	Cyprus	Cyta	6
Akamai	Istanbul	Turkey	Vodafone	2
Akamai	Accra	Ghana	Vodafone	3
Akamai	Amman	Jordan	Orange	6
Akamai	Dakar	Senegal	Orange	7
Akamai	Fort-de-France	Martinique	Orange	6
Akamai	Riga	Latvia	Bite Lietuva	6
Akamai	Vilnius	Lithuania	Bite Lietuva	6
Akamai	Johannesburg	South Africa	Liquid	18
Akamai	Odesa	Ukraine	RETN	2
Akamai	Riga	Latvia	RETN	27
Akamai	Kyiv	Ukraine	RETN	5
Akamai	Bucharest	Romania	Digi	8
Akamai	Muscat	Oman	Ooredoo	11
Akamai	Amman	Jordan	Omantel	4
Akamai	Muscat	Oman	Omantel	11
Akamai	Pretoria	South Africa	Vodacom	2
Akamai	San Fernando	Philippines	Converge ICT	2
Akamai	Makati	Philippines	Converge ICT	5
Akamai	Manila	Philippines	Converge ICT	5
Akamai	Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	Seacom	9
Akamai	Chennai	India	Vi	1
Akamai	Kolkata	India	Vi	4
Akamai	Kochi	India	Vi	6
Akamai	Dusseldorf	Germany	1&1 Versatel	6
Akamai	Dortmund	Germany	1&1 Versatel	2
Akamai	Luanda	Angola	Angola Cables	5
Akamai	Pretoria	South Africa	Telkom SA	2
Akamai	Hanoi	Vietnam	VNPT	7
Akamai	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	VNPT	4
Akamai	Jakarta	Indonesia	Indosat	1
Akamai	Singapore	Singapore	M1 Singapore	1
Akamai	Ulaanbaatar	Mongolia	Unitel	11
Akamai	Sydney	Australia	Aussie Broadband	3
Akamai	Melbourne	Australia	Aussie Broadband	10
Akamai	Brisbane	Australia	Aussie Broadband	10
Akamai	Auckland	New Zealand	2degrees	2
Akamai	Hanoi	Vietnam	Viettel	1
Akamai	Manila	Philippines	Sky	11
Akamai	Montreal	Canada	Bell Canada	14
Akamai	Toronto	Canada	Bell Canada	3
Akamai	San Jose	Costa Rica	Ufinet	8
Akamai	Zurich	Switzerland	Sunrise	11
Akamai	Palanga	Lithuania	Telia	3
Akamai	Sao Paulo	Brazil	Claro	8
Akamai	Cuiabá	Brazil	Claro	6
Akamai	Vancouver	Canada	Telus	12
Akamai	Tokyo	Japan	Telstra	2
Akamai	Sydney	Australia	Telstra	14
Akamai	Osaka	Japan	Telstra	1
Akamai	Taipei	Taiwan	Chunghwa Telecom	24
Akamai	Taichung	Taiwan	Chunghwa Telecom	5
Akamai	Tampere	Finland	Elisa	3
Akamai	Resistencia	Argentina	Telecom Argentina	5
Akamai	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Telecom Argentina	2
Akamai	San Jose	United States	Arelion	31
Akamai	Sydney	Australia	Vocus	33
Akamai	Adelaide	Australia	Vocus	3
Akamai	Mumbai	India	Jio	2
Akamai	Bangkok	Thailand	AIS	14
Akamai	Montreal	Canada	Videotron	7

Other Locations

CDN	Location	PoP	Network	# of IPs
Alibaba CDN	Core Network	China	China Telecom IDC	101
Akamai	Core Network	Chile	Akamai	1
Akamai	Core Network	United States	Akamai	10
Akamai	Core Network	Singapore	Akamai	5
Akamai	Core Network	India	Akamai	1
Akamai	Core Network	United Kingdom	Akamai	1
Akamai	Core Network	South Korea	Akamai	2
Akamai	Core Network	Philippines	Akamai	2
Akamai	Core Network	Portugal	NOS	2
Akamai	Core Network	Israel	ASN AS1680	9
Akamai	Core Network	Australia	TPG Telecom	10
Akamai	Core Network	South Africa	Seacom	4
Akamai	Core Network	Kenya	Seacom	3
Akamai	Core Network	South Africa	Vodacom	7
Akamai	Core Network	Vietnam	FPT Group	18
Akamai	Core Network	India	Jio	19
Akamai	Core Network	Taiwan	ASN AS9416	7
Akamai	Core Network	Canada	Videotron	2
Akamai	Core Network	India	ASN AS24309	2
Akamai	Core Network	Pakistan	ASN AS38193	4
Akamai	Core Network	Thailand	ASN AS4651	8
Akamai	Core Network	Nepal	ASN AS137187	1
Akamai	Core Network	Hungary	Deutsche Telekom	14
Akamai	Core Network	Brazil	Telefonica	7
Akamai	Core Network	Peru	Telefonica	12
Akamai	Core Network	Thailand	True	2
Akamai	Core Network	Taiwan	Taiwan Mobile	4
Akamai	Core Network	Finland	Telia	9
Akamai	Core Network	Finland	Elisa	3
Akamai	Core Network	Switzerland	Swisscom	19
Akamai	Core Network	South Africa	Dimension Data	19
Akamai	Core Network	Brazil	Claro	2
Akamai	Core Network	New Zealand	One NZ	1
Akamai	Core Network	South Korea	ASN AS9848	2
Akamai	Core Network	Malaysia	ASN AS9930	4
Akamai	Core Network	Latvia	Bite Lietuva	1
Akamai	Core Network	Israel	ASN AS12400	3
Akamai	Core Network	Italy	Sparkle	103
Akamai	Core Network	Greece	Sparkle	10
Akamai	Core Network	New Zealand	2degrees	4
Akamai	Core Network	Philippines	Converge ICT	10
Akamai	Core Network	India	ASN AS55824	2
Akamai	Core Network	Thailand	AIS	9
Akamai	Core Network	Hong Kong	ASN AS9381	2