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42.googleapis.com
| DNSSEC | β οΈ Not signed | ||||||
| A | 2001:4860:4802:32::223πΊπΈ Google2001:4860::/32 | ||||||
| A | 2001:4860:4802:34::223πΊπΈ Google2001:4860::/32 | ||||||
| A | 2001:4860:4802:36::223πΊπΈ Google2001:4860::/32 | ||||||
| A | 2001:4860:4802:38::223πΊπΈ Google2001:4860::/32 | ||||||
| A | 216.239.32.223πΊπΈ Google216.239.32.0/24 | ||||||
| A | 216.239.34.223πΊπΈ Google216.239.34.0/24 | ||||||
| A | 216.239.36.223πΊπΈ Google216.239.36.0/24 | ||||||
| A | 216.239.38.223πΊπΈ Google216.239.38.0/24 | ||||||
googleapis.com
| DNSSEC | β οΈ Not signed | ||||||
| A | 2607:f8b0:4004:c23::63πΊπΈ Google2607:f8b0:4004::/48 | ||||||
| A | 2607:f8b0:4004:c23::67πΊπΈ Google2607:f8b0:4004::/48 | ||||||
| A | 2607:f8b0:4004:c23::68πΊπΈ Google2607:f8b0:4004::/48 | ||||||
| A | 2607:f8b0:4004:c23::93πΊπΈ Google2607:f8b0:4004::/48 | ||||||
| A | 192.178.155.99πΊπΈ Google192.178.155.0/24 | ||||||
| A | 192.178.155.103πΊπΈ Google192.178.155.0/24 | ||||||
| A | 192.178.155.104πΊπΈ Google192.178.155.0/24 | ||||||
| A | 192.178.155.105πΊπΈ Google192.178.155.0/24 | ||||||
| A | 192.178.155.106πΊπΈ Google192.178.155.0/24 | ||||||
| A | 192.178.155.147πΊπΈ Google192.178.155.0/24 | ||||||
| NS | ns1.google.com β | ||||||
| NS | ns2.google.com | ||||||
| NS | ns3.google.com | ||||||
| NS | ns4.google.com | ||||||
| TXT | v=spf1 -all | ||||||
| TXT | MS=ms95694125 | ||||||
| TXT | MS=ms62662176 | ||||||
| SOA | ns1.google.comdns-admin@google.com serial=942760672 | ||||||
rank #225 in the tld
googleapis.com
googleapis.comis Google LLC's primary domain for hosting its public and cloud API endpoints. Every Google Cloud Platform service, as well as many consumer-facing Google APIs, is reachable under a subdomain of this domain.
Key facts
- Owner / operator: Google LLC
- TLD:
.comβ gTLD - Primary purpose: API service endpoints for Google Cloud Platform services, Google consumer APIs (Maps, Fonts, OAuth, etc.), and backend infrastructure
- Status: active
Notable subdomains or services
Each Google Cloud / consumer API is exposed under its own subdomain ofgoogleapis.com. Common patterns include:
storage.googleapis.comβ Google Cloud Storage (GCS) JSON/XML API and public object hosting; buckets also accessible as.storage.googleapis.com fonts.googleapis.comβ Google Fonts stylesheet API (CSS delivery)maps.googleapis.comβ Google Maps Platform REST APIs (Geocoding, Directions, Places, etc.)oauth2.googleapis.comβ Google OAuth 2.0 token and revocation endpointswww.googleapis.comβ legacy umbrella REST endpoint for older Google APIsfcm.googleapis.comβ Firebase Cloud Messaging (push notifications)firestore.googleapis.comβ Cloud Firestore gRPC/REST APIiam.googleapis.comβ Identity and Access Management (IAM) APIcompute.googleapis.comβ Compute Engine APIcloudresourcemanager.googleapis.comβ GCP project/folder/organization resource management*.googleapis.comβ in general, every GCP service publishes its own dedicated subdomain following this pattern
Related domains
google.comβ parent brand; Google developer console and documentationgoogleusercontent.comβ serves user-generated or processed content (avatars, Drive previews, GCS public reads via CDN)cloud.google.comβ GCP marketing and console entry pointfirebase.google.comβ Firebase product portal (backend services usegoogleapis.comendpoints)
π Tranco rank: #7
Google APIs Platform
googleapis.com is Google's primary infrastructure domain for programmatic access to Google Cloud Platform services and products. It serves as the backbone for developers integrating Google services into their applications, handling billions of API requests daily across virtually every Google productβfrom Maps and YouTube to Gmail and Google Cloud.
Key Services
The domain hosts hundreds of APIs spanning multiple categories: Compute (Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run), Data & Analytics (BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub), AI/ML (Vertex AI, Generative AI, Document AI, Dialogflow), Storage (Cloud Storage, Firestore, Spanner, Bigtable), and Networking (Cloud CDN, Load Balancing, Cloud Armor). Beyond cloud infrastructure, it also powers consumer-facing APIs for Google Maps, YouTube Data API, Gmail API, Google Drive, and Google Calendar.
Technical Architecture
APIs are accessed via REST endpoints or high-performance gRPC, authenticated through OAuth 2.0 or API keys. Google provides official client libraries for Python, Java, Node.js, Go, PHP, Ruby, and .NET. The domain uses a consistent URL pattern:https://{service}.googleapis.com/{version}/{resource}. Subdomains likestorage.googleapis.com,bigquery.googleapis.com, andyoutube.googleapis.comroute to specific services.
Same first word
Similar names
DNS History
8 records (8 active, 0 former)
βA2001:4860:4802:32::2232026-07-04 β 2026-07-07 Β· 2 obs
β 2026-07-07 12:39:50
βA2001:4860:4802:34::2232026-07-04 β 2026-07-07 Β· 2 obs
β 2026-07-07 12:39:50
βA2001:4860:4802:36::2232026-07-04 β 2026-07-07 Β· 2 obs
β 2026-07-07 12:39:50
βA2001:4860:4802:38::2232026-07-04 β 2026-07-07 Β· 2 obs
β 2026-07-07 12:39:50
βA216.239.32.2232026-07-04 β 2026-07-07 Β· 2 obs
β 2026-07-07 12:39:50
βA216.239.34.2232026-07-04 β 2026-07-07 Β· 2 obs
β 2026-07-07 12:39:50
βA216.239.36.2232026-07-04 β 2026-07-07 Β· 2 obs
β 2026-07-07 12:39:50
βA216.239.38.2232026-07-04 β 2026-07-07 Β· 2 obs
β 2026-07-07 12:39:50
π DNS Trace
π Delegation Chain
| Zone | Nameservers | Glue |
|---|---|---|
| com | l.gtld-servers.net, j.gtld-servers.net, h.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net... | - |
| googleapis.com | ns2.google.com, ns1.google.com, ns3.google.com, ns4.google.com | 8 records |
β Authoritative Response
Server:216.239.34.10
NS records: ns2.google.com, ns1.google.com, ns3.google.com, ns4.google.com
π DNSSEC Status
β οΈ Insecure (no DNSSEC)
No DS record for googleapis.com (unsigned zone)
β±οΈ Timing
Total: 406ms | Queries: -
π Records
| Type | Count | Sample Data |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 216.239.36.223, 216.239.38.223... |
| AAAA | 4 | 2001:4860:4802:32::223, 2001:4860:4802:36::223... |
π Glue Records Collected
Total: 8
Out-of-bailiwick: 8 (ns2.google.com, ns2.google.com, ns1.google.com...)
Analysis
IP Addresses
42.googleapis.com resolves to 8 IP numbers: 216.239.32.223, 216.239.34.223, 216.239.36.223 and 5 other.