placeholders.dev - dns.ninja

`placeholders.dev`

DNSSEC	🔒 Signed (DS record present)
A	2606:4700::6812:1479^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US} ✓ In HTTPS hints
A	2606:4700::6812:1579^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US} ✓ In HTTPS hints
A	104.18.20.121^{Cloudflare104.18.16.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US} ✓ In HTTPS hints
A	104.18.21.121^{Cloudflare104.18.16.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US} ✓ In HTTPS hints
NS	`blue.foundationdns.com` ⭐ ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
		A	2606:4700:57::6ca2:c601^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:57::/48}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.com`
		A	2803:f800:52::a29f:3c01^{🇨🇷 Cloudflare2803:f800:52::/48 LACNIC generated route6 for CloudFlare Latin America S.R.L}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.com`
		A	2a06:98c1:56::ac40:2801^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2a06:98c1:56::/48}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.com`
		A	108.162.198.1^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare108.162.198.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.com`
		A	162.159.60.1^{Cloudflare162.159.60.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.com`
		A	172.64.40.1^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.40.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.com`
NS	`asa.ns.cloudflare.com` ⚠️ Not in zone NS records
		A	2606:4700:50::adf5:3af6^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:50::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`asa.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	2803:f800:50::6ca2:c0f6^{🇨🇷 Cloudflare2803:f800:50::/45 LACNIC generated route6 for CloudFlare Latin America S.R.L}
			PTR	`asa.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	2a06:98c1:50::ac40:20f6^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2a06:98c1:50::/45}
			PTR	`asa.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	108.162.192.246^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare108.162.192.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`asa.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	172.64.32.246^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.32.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`asa.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	173.245.58.246^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare173.245.58.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`asa.ns.cloudflare.com`
NS	`blue.foundationdns.net` ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
		A	2606:4700:57::6ca2:c61f^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:57::/48}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.net`
		A	2803:f800:52::a29f:3c1f^{🇨🇷 Cloudflare2803:f800:52::/48 LACNIC generated route6 for CloudFlare Latin America S.R.L}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.net`
		A	2a06:98c1:56::ac40:281f^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2a06:98c1:56::/48}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.net`
		A	108.162.198.31^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare108.162.198.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.net`
		A	162.159.60.31^{Cloudflare162.159.60.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.net`
		A	172.64.40.31^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.40.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.net`
NS	`blue.foundationdns.org` ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
		A	2606:4700:57::6ca2:c63d^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:57::/48}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.org`
		A	2803:f800:52::a29f:3c3d^{🇨🇷 Cloudflare2803:f800:52::/48 LACNIC generated route6 for CloudFlare Latin America S.R.L}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.org`
		A	2a06:98c1:56::ac40:283d^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2a06:98c1:56::/48}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.org`
		A	108.162.198.61^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare108.162.198.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.org`
		A	162.159.60.61^{Cloudflare162.159.60.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.org`
		A	172.64.40.61^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.40.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`blue.foundationdns.org`
NS	`ray.ns.cloudflare.com` ⚠️ Not in zone NS records
		A	2606:4700:58::adf5:3b8a^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:50::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`ray.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	2803:f800:50::6ca2:c18a^{🇨🇷 Cloudflare2803:f800:50::/45 LACNIC generated route6 for CloudFlare Latin America S.R.L}
			PTR	`ray.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	2a06:98c1:50::ac40:218a^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2a06:98c1:50::/45}
			PTR	`ray.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	108.162.193.138^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare108.162.193.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`ray.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	172.64.33.138^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.33.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`ray.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	173.245.59.138^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare173.245.59.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`ray.ns.cloudflare.com`
TXT	`google-site-verification=-kbkZ3KpGn25ArU7aWAoXJ3rnOtn10V9tq5x3LXsWOg`
HTTPS	HTTP/3, HTTP/2 ✓ hints match
		IPv4 hints	104.18.20.121, 104.18.21.121
		IPv6 hints	2606:4700::6812:1479, 2606:4700::6812:1579
		ECH	X25519, HKDF-SHA256 + AES-128-GCM draft, id=180, name=cloudflare-ech.com
SOA	`blue.foundationdns.com`dns@cloudflare.com serial=2404978372

`dev`

	DNSSEC	🔒 Signed (DS record present)
	NS	`ns-tld1.charlestonroadregistry.com` ⭐
	NS	`ns-tld2.charlestonroadregistry.com`
	NS	`ns-tld3.charlestonroadregistry.com`
	NS	`ns-tld4.charlestonroadregistry.com`
	NS	`ns-tld5.charlestonroadregistry.com`
	SOA	`ns-tld1.charlestonroadregistry.com`cloud-dns-hostmaster@google.com serial=1

🔒 HSTS Preload (+subdomains)

Same first word

placeholders.dev

placeholders.de

placeholders.org

DNS History

13 records (9 active, 4 former)

●NSasa.ns.cloudflare.com2020-02-25 → 2026-06-04 · 2 obs

● 2020-02-25 16:16:22
● 2026-06-04 13:45:28

●NSblue.foundationdns.com2026-02-28 → 2026-06-04 · 3 obs

○ 2020-02-25 16:16:22
● 2026-02-28 18:24:20
● 2026-06-04 13:45:28

●NSblue.foundationdns.net2026-02-28 → 2026-06-04 · 3 obs

○ 2020-02-25 16:16:22
● 2026-02-28 18:24:20
● 2026-06-04 13:45:28

●NSblue.foundationdns.org2026-02-28 → 2026-06-04 · 3 obs

○ 2020-02-25 16:16:22
● 2026-02-28 18:24:20
● 2026-06-04 13:45:28

●NSray.ns.cloudflare.com2020-02-25 → 2026-06-04 · 2 obs

● 2020-02-25 16:16:22
● 2026-06-04 13:45:28

●A104.18.20.1212026-02-28 → 2026-06-04 · 3 obs

○ 2020-02-25 16:16:22
● 2026-02-28 18:24:20
● 2026-06-04 13:45:28

●A104.18.21.1212026-02-28 → 2026-06-04 · 3 obs

○ 2020-02-25 16:16:22
● 2026-02-28 18:24:20
● 2026-06-04 13:45:28

○A104.27.186.1062020-02-25 → 2020-02-25 · 3 obs

● 2020-02-25 16:16:22
○ 2026-02-28 18:24:20
○ 2026-06-04 13:45:28

○A104.27.187.1062020-02-25 → 2020-02-25 · 3 obs

● 2020-02-25 16:16:22
○ 2026-02-28 18:24:20
○ 2026-06-04 13:45:28

●A2606:4700::6812:14792026-02-28 → 2026-06-04 · 3 obs

○ 2020-02-25 16:16:22
● 2026-02-28 18:24:20
● 2026-06-04 13:45:28

●A2606:4700::6812:15792026-02-28 → 2026-06-04 · 3 obs

○ 2020-02-25 16:16:22
● 2026-02-28 18:24:20
● 2026-06-04 13:45:28

○A2606:4700:3037::681b:ba6a2020-02-25 → 2020-02-25 · 3 obs

● 2020-02-25 16:16:22
○ 2026-02-28 18:24:20
○ 2026-06-04 13:45:28

○A2606:4700:3037::681b:bb6a2020-02-25 → 2020-02-25 · 3 obs

● 2020-02-25 16:16:22
○ 2026-02-28 18:24:20
○ 2026-06-04 13:45:28

🔍 DNS Trace

📋 Delegation Chain

Zone	Nameservers	Glue
dev	ns-tld1.charlestonroadregistry.com, ns-tld2.charlestonroadregistry.com, ns-tld3.charlestonroadregistry.com, ns-tld4.charlestonroadregistry.com...	-
placeholders.dev	ray.ns.cloudflare.com, asa.ns.cloudflare.com	-

✅ Authoritative Response

Server:108.162.193.138

NS records: ray.ns.cloudflare.com, asa.ns.cloudflare.com

🔒 DNSSEC Status

🔐 Secure (DNSSEC validated)

Chain of trust verified from root to domain

⏱️ Timing

Total: 550ms | Queries: -

📄 Records

Type	Count	Sample Data
A	2	`104.18.20.121, 104.18.21.121`
AAAA	2	`2606:4700::6812:1479, 2606:4700::6812:1579`
NS	3	`blue.foundationdns.com, blue.foundationdns.net...`
TXT	1	`google-site-verification=-kbkZ3KpGn25ArU`
HTTPS	1	`{"priority":1,"target":".","alpn":["h3",`
SOA	1	`blue.foundationdns.com dns.cloudflare.co`

Analysis

IP Addresses

placeholders.dev points to 4 IP addresses — 104.18.20.121, 104.18.21.121, 2606:4700::6812:1479 and 2606:4700::6812:1579.

ignconnect.org, vianor.com, shop.messukeskus.com plus two other host names have IP numbers in common with placeholders.dev.

Name Servers

The zone placeholders.dev is authoritative on 5 name servers: blue.foundationdns.com, blue.foundationdns.net, blue.foundationdns.org and two additional ones.

At least some of placeholders.dev's name servers are shared with other domains, for example bar-press.com, woero.net, dyson.la and two more.

It is common to see these name servers paired with name servers asa.ns.cloudflare.com, ray.ns.cloudflare.com and dns1.p01.nsone.net plus three others.

Hosts with 6 IP addresses each:

blue.foundationdns.com directs to 108.162.198.1, 162.159.60.1, 172.64.40.1 and three others.

blue.foundationdns.net directs to 108.162.198.31, 162.159.60.31, 172.64.40.31 and three others.

blue.foundationdns.org directs to 108.162.198.61, 162.159.60.61, 172.64.40.61 and three others.

asa.ns.cloudflare.com directs to 108.162.192.246, 172.64.32.246, 173.245.58.246 and three others.

ray.ns.cloudflare.com directs to 108.162.193.138, 172.64.33.138, 173.245.59.138 and three others.