akam.net is a core infrastructure domain used by Akamai to host its authoritative nameservers (e.g., a1.akam.net) and Global Traffic Management (GTM) system. It is responsible for the intelligent routing of user traffic to the optimal Akamai edge servers.
akam.net
Very High Traffic Tranco #72
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GET /api/v1/classify?domain=akam.net
{
"domain": "akam.net",
"confidence": "high",
"category": {
"purpose": "dns_infrastructure",
"specialization": "Authoritative DNS & GTM"
},
"identity": {
"headline": "Akamai authoritative DNS and traffic management infrastructure",
"summary": "akam.net is a core infrastructure domain used by Akamai to host its authoritative nameservers (e.g., a1.akam.net) and Global Traffic Management (GTM) system. It is responsible for the intelligent routing of user traffic to the optimal Akamai edge servers.",
"operator": "Akamai Technologies, Inc.",
"parent_entity": null,
"topics": [
"dns",
"traffic management",
"cdn",
"infrastructure",
"routing"
]
},
"functions": {
"is_ugc_platform": false,
"is_file_host": false,
"is_url_shortener": false,
"is_public_idp": false,
"is_crypto_platform": false,
"allows_user_subdomains": false,
"is_form_builder": false,
"is_document_host": false
},
"facts": {
"registered_date": "1999-03-15T00:00:00Z",
"rank": 72,
"hosting_provider": null
}
}