Network · AS16072

AS16072 First Data GmbH

AS16072 (First Data GmbH) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS16072

OwnerFirst Data GmbH
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses3,072
IPv4 ranges5
IPv6 ranges0

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

217.73.40.0/22
217.73.36.0/22
217.73.32.0/23
170.186.207.0/24
170.186.205.0/24

Ranges and owner from DB-IP (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-21.

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Detect it in code

Spot AS16072 traffic at signup.

Send the visitor's IP. The response includes the ASN, the owner and flags.hosting.

curl https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEQEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"ip": "203.0.113.7"}'

import os, requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['VEQEN_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"ip": "203.0.113.7"},
    timeout=10,
)
result = r.json()
print(result["risk"]["verdict"], result["risk"]["reasons"])

const res = await fetch("https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VEQEN_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"ip": "203.0.113.7"}),
});
const result = await res.json();
console.log(result.risk.verdict, result.risk.reasons);

Questions

About AS16072

Is AS16072 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS16072 (First Data GmbH) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS16072?

AS16072 is registered to First Data GmbH. It announces about 3,072 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS16072?

Call the Veqen IP check with the visitor's address. The response includes the ASN, the owner and whether the network is a datacenter, VPN network, relay or ISP.