Network · AS20940

AS20940 Akamai

AS20940 (Akamai) is a CDN or privacy relay. Real people can appear behind it (for example with a privacy relay), so treat it as a weak signal.

Network check ASN

AS20940

OwnerAkamai International B.V.
KindCDN or privacy relay
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses8,186,112
IPv4 ranges3,847
IPv6 ranges8,065

Risk score20

privacy_relayTraffic is relayed through a CDN or privacy service.

Largest IPv4 ranges

172.228.0.0/14
23.78.0.0/16
23.72.0.0/16
172.227.0.0/16
104.113.0.0/16
23.74.128.0/17
23.73.0.0/17
104.97.128.0/17
104.93.128.0/17
104.92.0.0/17
104.91.128.0/17
104.88.0.0/17

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

Check an IP address →

Detect it in code

Spot AS20940 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 AS20940

Is AS20940 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS20940 (Akamai) is a CDN or privacy relay. Real people can appear behind it (for example with a privacy relay), so treat it as a weak signal.

Who owns AS20940?

AS20940 is registered to Akamai International B.V.. It announces about 8,186,112 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS20940?

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.