What does IP to ASN mean?

An IP to ASN lookup maps a single IP address to the Autonomous System Number that originates the route. This tells you which provider or organization is responsible for advertising that IP block on the internet.

Why engineers use IP to ASN lookup

IP to ASN lookups are useful for traffic analysis, threat intelligence, abuse handling, network inventory, and identifying whether an address belongs to an ISP, cloud platform, CDN, or enterprise network.