IP to Location

Locate and identify website visitors' info (latitude, logintude, connection, currency, timezone etc...) by IP address.

curl --request GET \
--url 'https://api.apilayer.com/ip_to_location/{ip}' \
--header 'apikey: dq2TlGLIDrBh1OHx0o7umAtVyyhNzFrE'

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{"city":"Concord","connection":[],"continent_code":"NA","continent_name":"North America","country_code":"US","country_name":"United States of America","currencies":[{"code":"USD","name":"United States dollar","symbol":"$"}],"ip":"165.35.32.89","is_eu":false,"latitude":37.983353,"location":{"calling_codes":["1"],"capital":"Washington, D.C.","flag":"http:\/\/assets.apilayer.com\/flags\/US.svg","native_name":"United States","top_level_domains":[".us"]},"longitude":-122.036591,"region_name":"California","timezones":["UTC-12:00,UTC-11:00,UTC-10:00,UTC-09:00,UTC-08:00,UTC-07:00,UTC-06:00,UTC-05:00,UTC-04:00,UTC+10:00,UTC+12:00"],"type":"ipv4"}

IP to Location API is a REST API which provides the essential data from any IP address in JSON format over HTTPS such as:

Country / City / State / Continent
Latitude and Longitude
Local currency
Internet Service Provider (ISP) lookup
Country calling code and Time Zone

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Use cases for IP to Location API

Knowing from where people access you extends your brand’s reach through the market and helps you create a more accurate customer base. You can think of any service to relate with a user’s location information but here are the most popular location-based use cases:

For geo-targeting your customers by content personalization
For any service that sends location-based push notifications
For mapping any social experiences through photos, trips, check-ins etc.
For using targeted ads and any other location-based marketing purposes
For any kind of services offering solutions for local community needs such as healthcare, municipality, social services, transportation
For detecting any abnormal activities within an area worth considering in terms of security concerns
For collecting user behavior data on specific purposes such as a new investment for businesses