Overview
ByteDance / TikTok is tracked by Botcrawl as a platform network associated with AS396986.
This record includes the representative IPv4 range 71.18.96.0/22. It is not an exhaustive list of the Network’s announced prefixes.
This is a network-origin record, not an exact physical-facility location or proof of automation. Use ASN and CIDR identity together with User-Agent, request path, rate, session behavior, and application context before enforcement.
Provider and network
- Provider Name
- ByteDance / TikTok
- Organization
- ByteDance Inc.
- ISP
- ByteDance Inc.
- ASN
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AS396986 - ASN Name
- BYTEDANCE
- Network Name
- ByteDance / TikTok network
- Services
- Public services, APIs, webhooks, content delivery, preview fetchers, crawlers, automation
- Provider Type
- enterprise
- Network Type
- content-platform-network
IP range
- IP Version
-
IPv4 - IP / CIDR
-
71.18.96.0/22 - Range Scope
-
representative - Range Label
-
Representative CIDR - Range Start
-
71.18.96.0 - Range End
-
71.18.99.255 - Example IP
- 71.18.96.1
- Example IP Decimal
-
1192386561
Network scope
- Registry Country
- US
Traffic and handling
- Traffic Classification
- Platform Network Traffic
- Traffic Label
- Platform Network
- Risk Level
- low
- Recommended Action
- Log by default. Verify the claimed service or User-Agent and evaluate request behavior before allowing, rate-limiting, or blocking.
- Default Rule Action
- log
- Common Pattern
- Traffic may include public services, APIs, webhooks, preview fetchers, media delivery, crawlers, and operator automation.
- Detection Notes
- Match AS396986 and representative CIDR 71.18.96.0/22. Match the ASN and representative CIDR, then verify the claimed service, User-Agent, request path, rate, and session behavior.