Are you looking for a way to get information about your customers? Then I recommend you to read this complete article.
Getting customer information can be really very simple, you only need to install on your website a geolocation API IP address. Then, with that IP address, you will be able to know a lot of information about the people who enter your site. And obviously all this for free.
What is an IP?
IP stands for Internet Protocol, it is a standard system by which the internet works. By means of a continuous sending and receiving of information. They are a set of unique and unrepeatable numbers, which identifies a device with the ability to connect to the internet. It can be a computer, tablet or mobile phone.
On the other hand, an API is an interface that is normally used to develop and integrate application software. API stands for an application programming interface. This software allows your products and services to communicate with others.
In today’s market, there are several APIs that allow you to trace IP addresses. The best one in our recommendation is ipXapi, as it provides accurate and quality information. You only need to register to use it and implement it as long as it is not for commercial use.
It provides really accurate information about where the device is geolocated. You can customize the user experience based on IP addresses.
The data used by this API is updated regularly. The databases have 24 updates per day. And ipXapi is integrated with multiple channels that provide real-time IP data and its data is growing every day and currently supports more than 2 million unique locations, in over 200,000 cities around the world.
Here are the steps to try it out:
1. Go to www.ipxapi.com
2. Enter your IP address or click on the “look up” button.
3. Wait less than 2 seconds
4. You are done!
5. Now you have the IP address you want to use.
The use of this tool is totally free and you can make up to 10,000 requests in a month. It offers basic support and provides information about: the location module, the currency module, and the time zone module. It also provides information on the connection and security module.