Network · AS16769

AS16769 Sotheby's Inc.

AS16769 (Sotheby's Inc.) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS16769

OwnerSotheby's Inc.
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses512
IPv4 ranges2
IPv6 ranges0

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

72.5.40.0/24
63.105.171.0/24

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

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Detect it in code

Spot AS16769 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 AS16769

Is AS16769 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS16769 (Sotheby's Inc.) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS16769?

AS16769 is registered to Sotheby's Inc.. It announces about 512 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS16769?

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.