apple - dns.ninja

apple

DNSSECπŸ”’ Signed (DS record present)
NSc.ns.apple.com ⭐
A2620:171:800:714::1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ UNSPECIFIED2620:171:800::/48 Packet Clearing House - v6 Anycast Prefix - 714
PTRc.ns.apple.com
A204.19.119.1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ UNSPECIFIED204.19.119.0/24 Packet Clearing House - v4 Anycast Prefix - 714
PTRc.ns.apple.com
NSapple-ns.pch.net
A2001:dd8:7:6001:dc::1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ DNSCAST-AS2001:dd8:7::/48 Packet Clearing House 2355 Virginia Street
PTRapple-ns.pch.net
A203.119.88.1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ DNSCAST-AS203.119.88.0/23 Packet Clearing House 2355 Virginia Street
PTRapple-ns.pch.net
NSd.ns.apple.com
A2620:171:801:714::1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ UNSPECIFIED2620:171:801::/48 Packet Clearing House - v6 Anycast Prefix - 714
PTRd.ns.apple.com
A204.26.57.1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ UNSPECIFIED204.26.57.0/24 Packet Clearing House - v4 Anycast Prefix - 714
TXTGeneration Time: 1784396411
TXTGeneration Time ISO 8601: 2026-07-18 17:40:11
SOAc.ns.apple.comnoc@pch.net serial=1784396546

(root)

DNSSECπŸ”’ Signed (DS record present)
NSa.root-servers.net ⭐ ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
NSb.root-servers.net ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
NSc.root-servers.net ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
NSd.root-servers.net ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
NSe.root-servers.net ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
NSf.root-servers.net ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
NSg.root-servers.net ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
NSh.root-servers.net ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
NSi.root-servers.net ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
NSj.root-servers.net ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
NSk.root-servers.net ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
NSl.root-servers.net ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
NSm.root-servers.net ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
SOAa.root-servers.netnstld@verisign-grs.com 2026-07-19 #1

PTR for

NS for

Previously NS for

MX for

Previously MX for

Subdomains

Same first word

Similar names

DNS History

9 records (3 active, 6 former)

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026NSapple-ns.pch.netc.ns.apple.comd.ns.apple.coma0.nic.applea2.nic.appleb0.nic.applec0.nic.appleMXyour-dns-needs-immediate-attention.appleA127.0.53.53
β—‹NSa0.nic.apple2015-11-04 β†’ 2022-01-03 Β· 4 obs
● 2015-11-04 15:10:58
● 2022-01-03 11:10:46
β—‹ 2026-02-14 20:08:32
β—‹ 2026-07-19 18:26:20
β—‹NSa2.nic.apple2015-11-04 β†’ 2022-01-03 Β· 4 obs
● 2015-11-04 15:10:58
● 2022-01-03 11:10:46
β—‹ 2026-02-14 20:08:32
β—‹ 2026-07-19 18:26:20
●NSapple-ns.pch.net2026-02-14 β†’ 2026-07-19 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2022-01-03 11:10:46
● 2026-02-14 20:08:32
● 2026-07-19 18:26:20
β—‹NSb0.nic.apple2015-11-04 β†’ 2022-01-03 Β· 4 obs
● 2015-11-04 15:10:58
● 2022-01-03 11:10:46
β—‹ 2026-02-14 20:08:32
β—‹ 2026-07-19 18:26:20
●NSc.ns.apple.com2026-02-14 β†’ 2026-07-19 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2022-01-03 11:10:46
● 2026-02-14 20:08:32
● 2026-07-19 18:26:20
β—‹NSc0.nic.apple2015-11-04 β†’ 2022-01-03 Β· 4 obs
● 2015-11-04 15:10:58
● 2022-01-03 11:10:46
β—‹ 2026-02-14 20:08:32
β—‹ 2026-07-19 18:26:20
●NSd.ns.apple.com2026-02-14 β†’ 2026-07-19 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2022-01-03 11:10:46
● 2026-02-14 20:08:32
● 2026-07-19 18:26:20
β—‹MXyour-dns-needs-immediate-attention.apple2015-11-04 β†’ 2016-02-02 Β· 4 obs
● 2015-11-04 15:10:58
● 2016-02-02 18:27:58
β—‹ 2016-02-04 05:30:04
β—‹ 2026-07-19 18:26:20
β—‹A127.0.53.532015-11-04 β†’ 2016-02-02 Β· 4 obs
● 2015-11-04 15:10:58
● 2016-02-02 18:27:58
β—‹ 2016-02-04 05:30:04
β—‹ 2026-07-19 18:26:20

πŸ” DNS Trace

πŸ“‹ Delegation Chain

ZoneNameserversGlue
applec.ns.apple.com, d.ns.apple.com, apple-ns.pch.net6 records

βœ… Authoritative Response

Server:203.119.88.1

NS records: c.ns.apple.com, d.ns.apple.com, apple-ns.pch.net

πŸ”’ DNSSEC Status

πŸ” Secure (DNSSEC validated)

Chain of trust verified from root to domain

⏱️ Timing

Total: 489ms | Queries: -

πŸ“„ Records

TypeCountSample Data
NS3c.ns.apple.com, d.ns.apple.com...
TXT2Generation Time: 1784396411, Generation Time ISO 8601: 2026-07-18 17:
SOA1c.ns.apple.com noc.pch.net

πŸ“Œ Glue Records Collected

Total: 6

Out-of-bailiwick: 6 (c.ns.apple.com, c.ns.apple.com, d.ns.apple.com...)

Related

Analysis

Hierarchy

podcasts.apple, lifecyclemanagement.apple, safaricampaign.apple, giftcard.apple, musicforbusiness.apple and a few other host names are all children of apple.

Name Server Role

apple acts as a name server for xn--2q1b16p8rcxot9y.com and xn--ob0b02en6bpw8a6sb.com.

ns.gogohouse.com, ns3.hostcenter.co.kr and apple are commonly seen together as name servers.

Mail Server Role

apple serves as a mail server for apple.advancehost.net and tosun.ch.

Name Servers

apple is delegated to three name servers: apple-ns.pch.net, c.ns.apple.com and d.ns.apple.com.

The name servers of apple overlap at least partially with those of other domains β€” among them beatssbydreaustralia.com, ibook.eu, apple.co.kr and two more.

These name servers commonly co-occur with the name servers b.ns.apple.com, a.ns.apple.com, ns-ext-prod.jackfruit.apple.com and ns-ext-prod.jackfruit.edge.apple.com.

apple-ns.pch.net, c.ns.apple.com and d.ns.apple.com each resolve to two IP addresses: apple-ns.pch.net resolves to 203.119.88.1 and 2001:dd8:7:6001:dc::1; c.ns.apple.com resolves to 204.19.119.1 and 2620:171:800:714::1; d.ns.apple.com resolves to 204.26.57.1 and 2620:171:801:714::1.