Detect Akamai
Akamai is global content delivery network (CDN) services provider for media and software delivery, and cloud security solutions.
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Websites using Akamai
899 hostnames in the PluginView corpus for this technology.
| Hostname | Last seen |
|---|---|
| microsoft.com | 8/6/2026 |
| adobe.com | 8/6/2026 |
| ebay.com | 8/6/2026 |
| ibm.com | 8/6/2026 |
| oracle.com | 8/6/2026 |
Whole list · $62.93 (899 × $0.07)
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Akamai signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Akamai, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Akamai is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Akamai
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Akamai signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary Akamai fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Akamai on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting Akamai
- Can PluginView detect Akamai without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Akamai. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Akamai?
- Akamai is classified under CDN in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish Akamai fingerprint rules?
- No. Detection uses proprietary fingerprint rules that are not published. Scan results explain matches in plain language without disclosing rule bodies or identifiers.
