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We (IPinfo) launched a free API service that supports unlimited free IP to Country ASN Lookups
Operable4829
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We’ve taken our IPinfo Lite database (you might know it as the IP to Country ASN DB) and turned it into a free, unlimited API.
Try out this token for the next several to check out the API service: a6c2e5328296f5
https://api.ipinfo.io/lite/8.8.8.8?token=a6c2e5328296f5
https://api.ipinfo.io/lite/me?token=a6c2e5328296f5
It’s a super lightweight, no-frills IP geolocation API that gives you:
- Country
- ASN
We’re not putting any usage caps on it. We want people to actually use this, not fight with rate limits.
The data is based on active measurement (we run a network of 900+ global probes doing pings and traceroutes to verify location info). Here is the post from where we source the servers from here at LET: https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/comment/4416688
Also, we really listen to feedback. If something’s off, or doesn’t look right — tell us. We’ll dig in and fix it. Every bug report helps us make the data better for everyone.
Anyway, that’s the update. No catches, no upsell. Just good data, made easy to use.
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@sh97 for nws.sh
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i always use you guys
thank you!
Thank you, zGato. You are an incredibly awesome person who has helped me become a better member of the community. Thank you very much.
We really appreciate it! Thank you very much. We are always here to listed, so if you have any feedback or issues, please feel free to reach out to me. I may be slow to respond, but I will always reply.
Our pleasure, friend! Let me know if you have any feedback for me!
Very nice!!
Just wanted to ask though, when I goto https://api.ipinfo.io/lite/me?token=a6c2e5328296f5, it only shows my ipv6. Is it possible to return ipv4 and 6?
With such a solution it generally isn't possible, because your browser/HTTP client connects using IPv6 and the server (the API) doesn't have any idea what your IPv4 is. It could be solved by proving v4/v6 subdomains with only A/AAAA records, respectively, but as that (
/lite/me) IMHO is only a small part of the API, I don't think it would really be worth it as you could simply query the API for each address seperately.Edit: they have a
v4subdomain, or you could choose whether to use IPv4/v6 in your client, like @sillycat suggested.And generally, very nice API and thank you for offering it for free!
Me when
curl -4andcurl -6.Forgot to add the docs! https://ipinfo.io/developers/lite-api
Please use an explicitly declared
v4subdomain.https://v4.api.ipinfo.io/lite/me?token=a6c2e5328296f5
In a dual-stacked environment, priority is often given to the IPv6 address. This is apparently how the internet works. So, we knew about this for some time, and that is why we operated API service as single stacked previously: https://community.ipinfo.io/t/ipinfo-apis-ipv6-endpoint-v6-ipinfo-io/1588
Now, we have created a dual-stacked API system as IPv6 is the future, so regardless of challenges, we have to embrace it.
Incredible explanation! Thank you very much.
That is why we ran our previous API system single stacked on IPv4. Now, we have created a new API system. Sure, it is confusing, but what can we do? It's just how the internet operates.
Our pleasure to hear you found the API useful! Please let me know if you come across any issues. Thanks again for the explanation.
Thank you very much 😊
So we have ipinfo guys around here. Thank you so much for providing best and most accurate ip lookup, and now thank you for free API, yay!
Too late, thousands of nws.sh benchmarks are being scheduled with new API used /s
Nice work! Hopefully this means more services use your data as it's normally more up to date than other sources.
Very nice.
@Operable4829 Can you make the homepage show the information for my connecting IP again?
i have a question. you said that primary data is from global probes.
if the ip owner updates geofeed/report correction different from probe data, which one are you going to honour?
location data from ip owner or global probes?
Thank you very much. We really appreciate the trust you place in us.
I am always here! If it is related to bad data or any feedback, you can always tag me! Happy to help!
Yes please!
Ha ha awesome. The API is being reengineering to support trillions of reqeusts ... per day.
Let me know when you are done integrating. I will add your logo in the open source projects section: https://ipinfo.io/lite
Thanks!
You might misinterpreted my post, I have no affiliation with nws.sh, it is @sh97 (personal?) project
Very nice. Would be a bit more nice to include more info.
Thank you very much. You and the LET community have helped me a lot, so we are trying our best to pay our debts!
We are still working on it. Sorry. This is a very common request, and we are trying our best to make some improvements with our homepage.
Great question. ProbeNet data is our primary data source; however, we also value geofeed and corrections greatly. When you submit a correction or geofeed, it will be cross-referenced with our active measurements. If the active measurement verifies your data, then our geofeed is reliable and it will be ingested.
For active measurement to work effectively, the target ASN must have a minimum RTT. Currently, there are around 500 ASNs with an RTT above 10 for our ProbeNet. If your ASN's RTT is below a cenrtain threshold, we will rely on our active measurements for location reporting.
If it is above the RTT requirement, we will ask you to host (sponsor/sell) us a server to host our ProbeNet server. Hosting a ProbeNet server will guarantee constant and consistent reliable data for your location, regardless of what you have in your geofeed.
If you have nearly 1000 server, can you run RIPE ATLAS or/and Globalping on them?
In this way, you will help the community while also earning credits (in the case of RIPE ATLAS).
Maybe you can somehow implement the use of these credits in RIPE ATLAS, e.g. in places where it is hard to find a VPS server or by using the ASN you want.
Such RIPE ATLAS does not need many resources, 32 MB of RAM is enough.
Good shit, i acutally use the free plan for geoblocking some services
Guess should switch to free unlimited plan as the only data i grab is country anyways
Thank you. That is good idea.
We are a very small team responsible for managing a server pool that requires an overwhelming effort just to keep it alive. We are considering ways we can use our Probenet beyond internet measurements, but the reality is that introducing new features creates a layer of maintenance that we are not ready to address at this moment.
We do have a list of features we would like to introduce, but our current priority is maintenance, expansion, and marginal improvement for our existing pipeline.
I hope you understand.
GlobalPing also has a credit system