WhatsApp Application

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

Description

WhatsApp allows users to send text messages, make voice and video calls, and share multimedia messages such as photos and videos. It is a product from Meta/Facebook.

Full Name	WhatsApp Messenger
Category	Messaging
Web Link	WhatsApp - Home Page

Application Domains

The application domains data shown here is available in our Netify Data Feeds solution. The data is accessible via our IP API as well as downloadable datasets.

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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.

Platform Domains

AWS Global Accelerator

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and 2 more

Protocol and Port Statistics

Protocol	Port
WhatsApp Call	TCP 3478
WhatsApp Call	UDP 3478
WhatsApp Chat	TCP 80
WhatsApp Chat	TCP 443
WhatsApp Chat	TCP 5222

and 5 more

Netify DPI and Intelligence
This application uses a specialized protocol to establish peer-to-peer connections between two devices. The best way to properly identify WhatsApp on the network is by using Netify DPI.

Hosting

Cloud hosting vendors like AWS and Microsoft Azure provide cloud-based computing and network resources to deliver applications. The hosting platforms used by WhatsApp are summarized here.

Cloud Hosts	# of IPs
AWS Global Accelerator	7

Content Delivery Network - Company CDN

WhatsApp 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
Meta CDN	13523

Network	PoP	Location	Category	Sample IP
Cyta	Nicosia	Cyprus	ISP/Telco	195.14.146.163
A1 Group	Skopje	North Macedonia	ISP/Telco	31.3.93.226
Jio	Jaipur	India	ISP/Telco	49.44.89.161
Indosat	Medan	Indonesia	ISP/Telco	114.5.148.163
Jio	Kolkata	India	ISP/Telco	49.44.249.99
VNPT	Hanoi	Vietnam	ISP/Telco	113.171.105.100
Jio	Coimbatore	India	ISP/Telco	49.44.41.163
Claro	Chillan	Chile	ISP/Telco	186.36.85.32
Indosat	Surabaya	Indonesia	ISP/Telco	114.4.169.162
Zain	Baghdad	Iraq	ISP/Telco	151.236.163.162
Orange	Madrid	Spain	ISP/Telco	212.232.111.96
Jio	Srinagar	India	ISP/Telco	49.44.92.98
Claro	Quito	Ecuador	ISP/Telco	200.124.254.34
Wind Tre	Rome	Italy	ISP/Telco	151.5.26.35
Ufinet	Guatemala City	Guatemala	ISP/Telco	45.228.235.227