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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
PTR for
243.80.0.192.in-addr.arpa |
61.58.135.66.in-addr.arpa |
2.69.233.72.in-addr.arpa |
245.80.0.192.in-addr.arpa |
59.58.135.66.in-addr.arpa |
60.58.135.66.in-addr.arpa |
Subdomains
ns2.akismet.com |
ns1.akismet.com |
ns3.akismet.com |
mail.akismet.com |
api.akismet.com |
*.akismet.com |
www.akismet.com |
web.akismet.com |
geons2.akismet.com |
rest.akismet.com |
geons3.akismet.com |
ns4.akismet.com |
comblog.akismet.com |
geons1.akismet.com |
blog.akismet.com |
Same first word
Similar names
DNS History
14 records (9 active, 5 former)
●NSns1.akismet.com2015-08-19 → 2026-08-07 · 2 obs
● 2026-08-07 11:33:50
●NSns1.automattic.com2015-08-19 → 2026-08-07 · 2 obs
● 2026-08-07 11:33:50
●NSns2.akismet.com2015-08-19 → 2026-08-07 · 2 obs
● 2026-08-07 11:33:50
●NSns3.akismet.com2015-08-19 → 2026-08-07 · 2 obs
● 2026-08-07 11:33:50
●NSns4.akismet.com2015-08-19 → 2026-08-07 · 2 obs
● 2026-08-07 11:33:50
○MXmail.automattic.com2015-08-19 → 2020-03-13 · 4 obs
● 2020-03-13 03:38:54
○ 2021-04-23 23:32:46
○ 2026-08-07 11:33:50
●MXmx1.dfw.automattic.com2021-04-23 → 2026-08-07 · 3 obs
● 2021-04-23 23:32:46
● 2026-08-07 11:33:50
●MXmx2.ams.automattic.com2021-04-23 → 2026-08-07 · 3 obs
● 2021-04-23 23:32:46
● 2026-08-07 11:33:50
●A192.0.78.242026-02-15 → 2026-08-07 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-15 03:45:44
● 2026-08-07 11:33:50
●A192.0.78.252026-02-15 → 2026-08-07 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-15 03:45:44
● 2026-08-07 11:33:50
○A192.0.80.2432016-05-31 → 2021-04-23 · 5 obs
● 2016-05-31 07:15:56
● 2021-04-23 23:32:46
○ 2026-02-15 03:45:44
○ 2026-08-07 11:33:50
○A192.0.80.2452016-05-31 → 2021-04-23 · 5 obs
● 2016-05-31 07:15:56
● 2021-04-23 23:32:46
○ 2026-02-15 03:45:44
○ 2026-08-07 11:33:50
○A76.74.255.342015-08-19 → 2016-05-22 · 4 obs
● 2016-05-22 23:30:56
○ 2016-05-31 07:15:56
○ 2026-08-07 11:33:50
○A76.74.255.352015-08-19 → 2016-05-22 · 4 obs
● 2016-05-22 23:30:56
○ 2016-05-31 07:15:56
○ 2026-08-07 11:33:50
🔍 DNS Trace
📋 Delegation Chain
| Zone | Nameservers | Glue |
|---|---|---|
| com | a.gtld-servers.net, b.gtld-servers.net, c.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net... | - |
| akismet.com | ns1.akismet.com, ns2.akismet.com, ns3.akismet.com, ns4.akismet.com | 8 records |
✅ Authoritative Response
Server:198.181.116.8
NS records: ns1.akismet.com, ns2.akismet.com, ns3.akismet.com, ns4.akismet.com
🔒 DNSSEC Status
⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)
No DS record for akismet.com (unsigned zone)
⏱️ Timing
Total: 156ms | Queries: -
📄 Records
| Type | Count | Sample Data |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 192.0.78.25, 192.0.78.24 |
| NS | 4 | ns1.akismet.com, ns2.akismet.com... |
| MX | 2 | mx2.ams.automattic.com (pri: 10), mx1.dfw.automattic.com (pri: 10) |
| TXT | 3 | google-site-verification=DZLoR97vlDkw1YU, v=spf1 include:_spf.automattic.com inclu... |
| SOA | 1 | ns1.automattic.com hostmaster.automattic |
📌 Glue Records Collected
Total: 8
In-bailiwick: 8 (ns1.akismet.com, ns1.akismet.com, ns2.akismet.com...)
Analysis
Hierarchy
The host names ns2.akismet.com, ns1.akismet.com, ns3.akismet.com, mail.akismet.com and api.akismet.com — among a few others — fall under the parent domain akismet.com.
IP Addresses
akismet.com points to the IP addresses 192.0.78.24 and 192.0.78.25
Two other host names, along with goodquestionblog.com, dual-threat.com and fostoriabushings.com, also share IP numbers with akismet.com.
Name Servers
akismet.com delegates to five name servers: ns1.akismet.com, ns2.akismet.com, ns3.akismet.com and two others.
At least some of akismet.com's name servers are shared with other domains, for example webhosting.com, prospress.tv, 75.0.192.in-addr.arpa and two more.
The name servers ns1.automattic.com, ns2.automattic.com, ns3.automattic.com and two others are commonly seen in use alongside these name servers.
Host names that have two IP addresses:
ns1.akismet.com resolves to two addresses: 198.181.116.8 and 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7408.
ns2.akismet.com resolves to two addresses: 198.181.117.8 and 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7508.
ns3.akismet.com resolves to two addresses: 192.0.74.8 and 2620:115:c00f::c000:4a08.
ns4.akismet.com resolves to two addresses: 192.0.75.8 and 2620:115:c00f::c000:4b08.
ns1.automattic.com resolves to two addresses: 198.181.116.5 and 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7405.
Mail Servers
akismet.com is served by two mail servers, mx2.ams.automattic.com and mx1.dfw.automattic.com.
Among the domains sharing a mail server setup with akismet.com are cloudup.com, surveydaddy.com, wpvip.com and two others.
akismet.com uses mail servers that are also used by other domains, including blazepro.com, thepalmierireport.com and grupopresidente.com.mx.
Each of mx2.ams.automattic.com and mx1.dfw.automattic.com has one IP address: mx2.ams.automattic.com uses 195.234.109.226 and mx1.dfw.automattic.com uses 192.0.84.151.