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 1 more

Protocol and Port Statistics

Protocol	Port
WhatsApp Call	UDP 3482
WhatsApp Call	UDP 3478
WhatsApp Chat	TCP 443
WhatsApp Chat	TCP 5222
XMPPS	TCP 443

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.

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	13118

Network	PoP	Location	Category	Sample IP
Globe Telecom	Cagayan de Oro	Philippines	ISP/Telco	120.28.60.33
Claro	Lima	Peru	ISP/Telco	179.6.239.35
Ufinet	San Pedro Sula	Honduras	ISP/Telco	190.61.48.227
Vodafone	Valencia	Spain	ISP/Telco	77.226.194.98
Telefonica	Cartagena	Colombia	ISP/Telco	186.102.185.225
Globe Telecom	Cagayan de Oro	Philippines	ISP/Telco	203.177.113.36
Xfinity	Salt Lake City	United States	ISP/Telco	129.134.167.162
Telstra	Adelaide	Australia	ISP/Telco	203.53.69.34
Eastlink	Edmonton	Canada	ISP/Telco	65.255.176.161
Telefonica	Cali	Colombia	ISP/Telco	186.102.187.32
Indosat	Jakarta	Indonesia	ISP/Telco	114.4.171.32
Globe Telecom	Cebu	Philippines	ISP/Telco	1.37.41.225
Telefonica	Tegucigalpa	Honduras	ISP/Telco	186.2.134.226
Telefonica	Lima	Peru	ISP/Telco	181.65.29.35
Swisscom	Zurich	Switzerland	ISP/Telco	193.135.136.32