IPStack is a market-leading IP Geolocation API. It provides global IP database services worldwide.
IPStack’s real-time geolocation API service is used by thousands of developers, SMBs, and large corporations all around the world. This is largely because it was built with scalability and ease of use in mind. Implementation takes less than 10 minutes and uptime is guaranteed.
Now let’s dive into why you need IPStack API.
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Why do I need IPStack?
IP to geolocation is not just about the location of the user. It is also a way to provide a personalized user experience for your customers. That, in turn, improves your conversion rates and business revenue.
If you are looking for a geolocation API that gives you everything in one place, IPStack is the option for you.
With IPStack API you get a:
- Location Module
- Currency Module
- TimeZone Module
- Connections Module
- Security Module
By integrating IPStack API into your applications you can:
- See where your customers access your website from and customize user experiences based on IP
- Get IPv4 & IPv6 data that covers over 2 million unique locations in more than 200,000 cities around the world
- Get World-class Documentation
- Have Bank-Grade Security
- Leverage Power & Scalability
- Choose from affordable subscription options
How to get started with IPStack API?
First, you should get your API access key. IPStack has a free subscription where you can test and create simple demo apps to learn how the IPStack endpoint works.
Just go to this official registration page and select the free subscription.
Then you can easily connect to the endpoint using this straightforward endpoint:
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{ "ip": "134.201.250.155", "hostname": "134.201.250.155", "type": "ipv4", "continent_code": "NA", "continent_name": "North America", "country_code": "US", "country_name": "United States", "region_code": "CA", "region_name": "California", "city": "Los Angeles", "zip": "90013", "latitude": 34.0453, "longitude": -118.2413, "location": { "geoname_id": 5368361, "capital": "Washington D.C.", "languages": [ { "code": "en", "name": "English", "native": "English" } ], "country_flag": "https://assets.ipstack.com/images/assets/flags_svg/us.svg", "country_flag_emoji": "🇺🇸", "country_flag_emoji_unicode": "U+1F1FA U+1F1F8", "calling_code": "1", "is_eu": false }, "time_zone": { "id": "America/Los_Angeles", "current_time": "2018-03-29T07:35:08-07:00", "gmt_offset": -25200, "code": "PDT", "is_daylight_saving": true }, "currency": { "code": "USD", "name": "US Dollar", "plural": "US dollars", "symbol": "$", "symbol_native": "$" }, "connection": { "asn": 25876, "isp": "Los Angeles Department of Water & Power" }, "security": { "is_proxy": false, "proxy_type": null, "is_crawler": false, "crawler_name": null, "crawler_type": null, "is_tor": false, "threat_level": "low", "threat_types": null } } |
How to Customize Response?
The API’s optional parameters give you flexibility. For instance, you can specify output format:
In addition to that, to save bandwidth and speed up response times, you can use the IPStack API’s fields parameter to limit API results to a certain object or set of objects. To use this feature, append the fields parameter to your API request URL and specify one of the following options:
If you have subscribed to the Professional and Professional Plus subscriptions, you can get more features like enabling specific modules.
How to start with Python and Flask?
First, you need to write these commands to the PowerShell and initialize a new Python Flask project on your machine.
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mkdir IpStackDemo cd .\IpStackDemo\ touch app.py code . |
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py -m venv env env\Scripts\activate pip install --upgrade pip |
After this, you can copy and paste this code. It has a fetch endpoint that receives your data and requests information from the endpoint.
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from flask import Flask, request, redirect, url_for import requests app = Flask(__name__) app.config['DEBUG'] = True @app.route('/') def index(): return 'index ../..' @app.route('/result/<string:acc_key>/<string:ip>/<string:type>/<string:continent_name>/<string:city>/<string' ':zip>') def result(acc_key, ip, type, continent_name, city, zip): return '<h3>IP: {}; <br> Type: {}; <br> Continent Name: {}; <br> City: {}; <br> Zip: {};<br>Your ' \ 'Access Key:{} </h3>'.format(ip, type, continent_name, city, zip, acc_key) @app.route('/fetch', methods=['GET', 'POST']) def numverify(): if request.method == 'GET': return '''<h2>Please fill out the parameters</h2> <form method="POST" action="/fetch"> <input type="text" name="acc_key"> <input type="text" name="ip"> <input type="submit" value="Request"> </form>''' else: acc_key = request.form['acc_key'] ip = request.form['ip'] req = requests.get('http://api.ipstack.com/' + ip + '?access_key=' + acc_key) response = req.json() type = response["type"] continent_name = response["continent_name"] city = response["city"] zip = response["zip"] return redirect(url_for('result', acc_key=acc_key, ip=ip, type=type, continent_name=continent_name, city=city, zip=zip)) if __name__ == '__main__': app.run() |
This is our final result:
If you would like to learn about how to integrate the IPStack API into your NodeJS web app, you can check out this tutorial.
