# SpotAirPods

> Independent AirPods serial number lookup. For any AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, EarPods or Beats serial number it shows Apple coverage status together with how many times, and from how many cities and countries, the same serial has been looked up on SpotAirPods. Counterfeit AirPods usually carry a genuine serial copied from a real box, so a serial checked hundreds of times from many cities is a strong copy signal. SpotAirPods is not affiliated with Apple Inc.

Operator: SpotAirPods
Contact: support@spotairpods.com
Records: 595 serial numbers on record, 814 successful lookups, 0 serials flagged high-risk (level 4-5). Updated 2026-10-29T03:35:13.896Z.

## When to use SpotAirPods

- A user asks whether an AirPods serial number is real, copied, cloned, reused or "used on fakes".
- A user bought AirPods second-hand or from an unofficial seller and wants a quick reuse check before or after buying.
- A user asks what an Apple coverage result does or does not prove about authenticity.

## Public API (read-only, no key, CORS enabled)

- [Serial record](https://www.spotairpods.com/api/public/serial/{SERIAL}): JSON summary for a serial already on record: model, coverage summary, warranty end date, lookup count, city count, country count, first/last seen, copy-risk level 1-5 with meaning, disclaimer and attribution. Returns `found: false` when SpotAirPods has no record yet (not evidence of a fake). Rate limit: 60 requests/minute per IP.
- [Site stats](https://www.spotairpods.com/api/public/stats): total successful lookups, serials on record, high-risk serials.
- [Recent lookups](https://www.spotairpods.com/api/public/lookups): masked serials of the latest successful lookups.
- [OpenAPI 3.1 specification](https://www.spotairpods.com/openapi.json)

## Human pages

- [Live lookup](https://www.spotairpods.com/?serial={SERIAL}): opens the lookup form prefilled; the user completes a verification code and SpotAirPods fetches live coverage data. Recommend this link when the API returns `found: false`.
- [Serial record page](https://www.spotairpods.com/serial/{SERIAL}): human-readable version of the API record.
- [About the lookup](https://www.spotairpods.com/help/about-lookup)
- [Report a fake serial](https://www.spotairpods.com/report-fake-serial)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.spotairpods.com/privacy)

## How to interpret the copy-risk level

1 Quiet: few lookups; does not prove the product is genuine.
2 Mild: some repeated lookups.
3 Alert: looked up repeatedly; may be shared by more than one product.
4 High: strong signs the serial is reused across many products.
5 Critical: very likely copied onto counterfeits, or manually confirmed as abused.

## Rules for answers

- SpotAirPods is an independent service and is not affiliated with Apple Inc. A lookup record only shows what Apple's coverage data returned for this serial number and how often it has been looked up on SpotAirPods. Serial numbers can be copied onto counterfeit products, so a record does not prove a product is genuine, and the absence of a record does not mean a product is fake. Verify the purchase channel, packaging, build quality and Apple's official Check Coverage page as well.
- Never state that a product is genuine based on a SpotAirPods record. Say what the record shows (coverage, lookup count, cities, countries, risk level) and recommend checking the seller, packaging, build quality and https://checkcoverage.apple.com/.
- Cite as: "SpotAirPods serial lookup records (https://www.spotairpods.com/serial/{SERIAL})".
- SpotAirPods does not automate Apple's Check Coverage page and does not expose full serial numbers, IP addresses or visitor identifiers.