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rest.akismet.com
| DNSSEC | ⚠️ Not signed | ||||||
| NS | geons1.akismet.com ⭐ ⚠️ Not in parent delegation | ||||||
| A | 198.181.116.6🇺🇸 Automattic198.181.116.0/24 Route Object | ||||||
| PTR | wordpress.com | ||||||
| NS | geons2.akismet.com ⚠️ Not in parent delegation | ||||||
| A | 198.181.117.6🇺🇸 Automattic198.181.117.0/24 Route Object | ||||||
| NS | geons3.akismet.com ⚠️ Not in parent delegation | ||||||
| A | 192.0.74.6🇺🇸 Automattic192.0.74.0/24 Route Object | ||||||
| PTR | wordpress.com | ||||||
| SOA | geons1.akismet.comhostmaster@automattic.com serial=1 | ||||||
akismet.com
| DNSSEC | ⚠️ Not signed | ||||||
| A | 192.0.78.24🇺🇸 Automattic192.0.78.0/24 Route Object | ||||||
| A | 192.0.78.25🇺🇸 Automattic192.0.78.0/24 Route Object | ||||||
| NS | ns1.automattic.com ⭐ | ||||||
| NS | ns1.akismet.com | ||||||
| NS | ns2.akismet.com | ||||||
| NS | ns3.akismet.com | ||||||
| NS | ns4.akismet.com | ||||||
| MX | mx1.dfw.automattic.com ⭐ | ||||||
| MX | mx2.ams.automattic.com ⭐ | ||||||
| TXT | v=spf1 include:_spf.automattic.com include:sendgrid.net include:ariasystems.n... | ||||||
| TXT | google-site-verification=DZLoR97vlDkw1YUqbLCRXu7tQnJ-8cVnktCsnBwHpCA | ||||||
| TXT | google-site-verification=EtOJu7eEjs0n1iFlkpg-e6Zo7gupmWqxRBVwWaeruDU | ||||||
| SOA | ns1.automattic.comhostmaster@automattic.com 2023-05-22 #9 | ||||||
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akismet.com
akismet.comis the official website for Akismet, an anti-spam filtering service for blog comments and contact forms, developed and operated by Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com).
Key facts
- Owner / operator: Automattic Inc.
- TLD:
.com— gTLD - Primary purpose: anti-spam/anti-comment-spam filtering API service
- Status: active
History
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Akismet launched by Matt Mullenweg, alongside WordPress |
| 2007 | Automattic begins offering commercial API plans for high-volume use |
| 2012 | Akismet reports filtering billions of spam comments across the web |
Related domains
wordpress.com— Automattic's flagship blogging platform, tightly integrated with Akismetautomattic.com— parent company corporate sitejetpack.com— Automattic plugin suite that bundles Akismet spam protection for self-hosted WordPress sites
📈 Tranco rank: #1,498
Same first word
Similar names
DNS History
13 records (3 active, 10 former)
●NSgeons1.akismet.com2026-02-17 → 2026-08-07 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-17 13:19:50
● 2026-08-07 16:44:32
●NSgeons2.akismet.com2026-02-17 → 2026-08-07 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-17 13:19:50
● 2026-08-07 16:44:32
●NSgeons3.akismet.com2026-02-17 → 2026-08-07 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-17 13:19:50
● 2026-08-07 16:44:32
○NSns1.automattic.com2015-12-11 → 2016-07-08 · 4 obs
● 2016-07-08 03:11:46
○ 2018-10-05 13:05:36
○ 2026-08-07 16:44:32
○A192.0.65.2042015-08-13 → 2015-08-13 · 3 obs
○ 2018-10-05 13:05:36
○ 2026-08-07 16:44:32
○A192.0.65.2052015-08-13 → 2015-08-13 · 3 obs
○ 2018-10-05 13:05:36
○ 2026-08-07 16:44:32
○A192.0.80.2442015-08-13 → 2015-08-13 · 3 obs
○ 2018-10-05 13:05:36
○ 2026-08-07 16:44:32
○A192.0.80.2462015-08-13 → 2015-08-13 · 3 obs
○ 2018-10-05 13:05:36
○ 2026-08-07 16:44:32
○A192.0.96.2472015-12-11 → 2016-07-08 · 5 obs
● 2015-12-11 06:33:08
● 2016-07-08 03:11:46
○ 2018-10-05 13:05:36
○ 2026-08-07 16:44:32
○A192.0.96.2482015-12-11 → 2016-07-08 · 5 obs
● 2015-12-11 06:33:08
● 2016-07-08 03:11:46
○ 2018-10-05 13:05:36
○ 2026-08-07 16:44:32
○A76.74.255.842015-08-13 → 2015-08-13 · 3 obs
○ 2018-10-05 13:05:36
○ 2026-08-07 16:44:32
○A76.74.255.852015-08-13 → 2015-08-13 · 3 obs
○ 2018-10-05 13:05:36
○ 2026-08-07 16:44:32
○CNAMEapi.akismet.com2015-08-13 → 2018-10-05 · 4 obs
● 2018-10-05 13:05:36
○ 2026-02-17 13:19:50
○ 2026-08-07 16:44:32
🔍 DNS Trace
📋 Delegation Chain
| Zone | Nameservers | Glue |
|---|---|---|
| com | a.gtld-servers.net, b.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net, c.gtld-servers.net... | - |
| akismet.com | ns1.akismet.com, ns2.akismet.com, ns3.akismet.com, ns4.akismet.com | 8 records |
| api.akismet.com | geons1.akismet.com, geons2.akismet.com, geons3.akismet.com | 3 records |
✅ Authoritative Response
Server:198.181.117.6
NS records: geons1.akismet.com, geons2.akismet.com, geons3.akismet.com
🔒 DNSSEC Status
⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)
No DS record for akismet.com (unsigned zone)
⏱️ Timing
Total: 569ms | Queries: -
📄 Records
| Type | Count | Sample Data |
|---|---|---|
| NS | 3 | geons2.akismet.com, geons3.akismet.com... |
| SOA | 1 | geons1.akismet.com hostmaster.automattic |
📌 Glue Records Collected
Total: 11
In-bailiwick: 8 (ns1.akismet.com, ns1.akismet.com, ns2.akismet.com...)
Out-of-bailiwick: 3 (geons3.akismet.com, geons2.akismet.com, geons1.akismet.com)
Analysis
Name Servers
The authoritative name servers for rest.akismet.com are geons1.akismet.com, geons2.akismet.com and geons3.akismet.com — three in total.
At least some of rest.akismet.com's name servers are also used by other domains, among them api.akismet.com.
The hostnames geons1.akismet.com, geons2.akismet.com and geons3.akismet.com each resolve to a single IP: geons1.akismet.com → 198.181.116.6, geons2.akismet.com → 198.181.117.6, geons3.akismet.com → 192.0.74.6.