Overview
GitHub operates a content or platform network associated with AS36459.
This record includes the representative IPv4 CIDR 140.82.112.0/20. It is not an exhaustive list of the network’s address space or current routing announcements.
This is a network-origin record, not an exact physical-facility location or proof that a request is automated. Evaluate the ASN and CIDR together with the User-Agent, request path, request rate, session behavior, and application context before enforcement.
Provider and network
- Provider Name
- GitHub
- Organization
- GitHub, Inc.
- ISP
- GitHub, Inc.
- ASN
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AS36459 - ASN Name
- GITHUB
- Network Name
- GitHub 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
-
140.82.112.0/20 - Range Scope
- Representative
- Range Label
- Representative CIDR
- Range Start
-
140.82.112.0 - Range End
-
140.82.127.255 - Example IP
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140.82.112.1 - Example IP Decimal
-
2354212865
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 AS36459 and representative CIDR 140.82.112.0/20, then verify the claimed service, User-Agent, request path, request rate, and session behavior before enforcement.