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Netlify

Netlify, Inc. · Frontend application platform. How DNSTrace.dev identifies it from public evidence.

Updated Sep 2026

What Netlify is

Netlify builds and hosts static sites and serverless functions, serving them from its own edge network. Sites receive a netlify.app hostname and are commonly aliased to a custom domain.

How DNSTrace.dev detects it

Detection correlates independent public signals. A single match is reported as strong evidence; agreement between a response header and the announcing network is reported as confirmed.

  • x-nf-request-id — Per-request identifier issued by the Netlify edge.
  • server: Netlify — Present on many responses.
  • CNAME targets under netlify.app — The standard Netlify mapping.

What a detection proves

The response was served by Netlify's network.

What it does not prove

How the site was built, or whether functions are involved in a given path.

Common questions

Can a Netlify site also sit behind another CDN?

Yes. A separate proxy can be placed in front, in which case both sets of headers may appear and DNSTrace.dev reports each layer it can see.

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