replit.app

Caution Advised High Traffic Tranco #31,697

replit.app is the production domain used by Replit to host and deploy web applications created within their integrated development environment. It allows developers to publish their projects and make them accessible to the public.

⚠️ User-Generated Content Hosting Platform

Risk Category: User-Generated Content (UGC) / Application Hosting

URLert.com has classified replit.app as the primary production domain for Replit, Inc., a cloud-based integrated development environment (IDE). This domain serves as a hosting environment for millions of user-created web applications and projects, which presents a unique security profile for end-users.

  • User-Controlled Subdomains: Because any user can deploy code to a unique subdomain (e.g., project-name.replit.app), the reputation of the root domain does not guarantee the safety of individual sub-pages.
  • Potential for Abuse: Like many free hosting services, this platform is occasionally leveraged by bad actors to host phishing sites, credential harvesters, or malicious scripts under the guise of a legitimate development project.
  • High Traffic Volume: With a Tranco rank of 31,697 and over five years of operation, the domain is a major hub for web development, meaning it is frequently encountered in legitimate contexts.
  • Infrastructure: The service is hosted via Google Cloud Platform, providing high availability for both benign and potentially harmful content.

Recommendation: Exercise caution when interacting with unfamiliar subdomains on replit.app. Do not provide sensitive information, login credentials, or download files unless you have verified the identity of the developer or the legitimacy of the specific project.

Developer Platforms web developmentcloud hostingapplication deploymentcoding environment
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Recent Threat Analysis

URLert analyzed recent scan activity for replit.app and found 3 results.

Network Infrastructure

Historical and current IP address mappings for this domain.

Security Considerations

While replit.app is an established platform, these capabilities require extra vigilance.

User-Generated Content

replit.app hosts content created by its users, not the platform operator. Individual posts, profiles, or pages may contain scams, misinformation, or phishing attempts that the platform hasn't yet detected or removed.

Custom Subdomains

replit.app allows users to create custom addresses like "anything.replit.app". An address like "paypal-secure.replit.app" may look official but is actually controlled by whoever registered that subdomain—not Replit, Inc..

Remember: The platform itself is established, but even established platforms can be abused.

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Integrate Domain Intelligence

Access this classification data programmatically via our API.

GET /api/v1/classify?domain=replit.app
{
  "domain": "replit.app",
  "confidence": "high",
  "category": {
    "purpose": "developer_platform",
    "specialization": "Web Application Hosting"
  },
  "identity": {
    "headline": "Hosting and deployment platform for Replit-built web applications",
    "summary": "replit.app is the production domain used by Replit to host and deploy web applications created within their integrated development environment. It allows developers to publish their projects and make them accessible to the public.",
    "operator": "Replit, Inc.",
    "parent_entity": null,
    "topics": [
      "web development",
      "cloud hosting",
      "application deployment",
      "coding environment"
    ]
  },
  "functions": {
    "is_ugc_platform": true,
    "is_file_host": false,
    "is_url_shortener": false,
    "is_public_idp": false,
    "is_crypto_platform": false,
    "allows_user_subdomains": true,
    "is_form_builder": false,
    "is_document_host": false
  },
  "facts": {
    "registered_date": "2021-04-16T20:44:58.737000Z",
    "rank": 31697,
    "hosting_provider": "GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM - Google LLC"
  }
}
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