Overview
ipstack is a powerful IP geolocation API that returns location, language, currency, timezone, and security information for any IP address in real time. It supports both IPv4 and IPv6 and is used by thousands of developers for personalizing content and detecting fraud. A free tier with 100 requests per month is available for experimentation.
Beginner Tip
Sign up at ipstack.com to get a free API key. Note that the free plan only supports HTTP (not HTTPS); upgrade to a paid plan if you need secure requests in production.
Available Data
The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.
Example Response
Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.
{
"status": "success",
"data": {
"result": "Data from ipstack",
"description": "Locate and identify website visitors by IP address",
"timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
}
} Field Reference
ip The IP address that was looked up. country_code Two-letter ISO country code, e.g. GB for the United Kingdom. region_name State or region name associated with the IP. city City name for the IP location. time_zone.id IANA time zone identifier, e.g. Europe/London. security.is_proxy True if the IP is identified as a proxy or anonymizer. Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "http://api.ipstack.com/8.8.8.8?access_key=YOUR_API_KEY";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
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Metadata Score Breakdown
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Technical Specifications
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