Network · AS16353

AS16353 Merula Limited

AS16353 (Merula Limited) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS16353

OwnerMerula Limited
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses22,016
IPv4 ranges13
IPv6 ranges4

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

217.146.96.0/19
92.62.0.0/20
85.236.144.0/21
85.158.152.0/21
185.78.88.0/22
185.25.188.0/22
185.237.88.0/22
185.176.172.0/22
185.45.224.0/23
83.167.191.0/24
185.45.226.0/24
185.43.29.0/24

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

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Detect it in code

Spot AS16353 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 AS16353

Is AS16353 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS16353 (Merula Limited) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS16353?

AS16353 is registered to Merula Limited. It announces about 22,016 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS16353?

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.