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How Does An IP Address To Location API Work

Are you looking for a way to track the IP address of people visiting your website? Then this is the article for you. Here we will give you details on how to do it and implement it. Read on to the end.

For some website owners, it is very important to be able to recognize and identify visitors. Nowadays, thanks to new technologies it is easy to do so. There are methods that allow you to track the IP address of people who try or manage to enter the site in question.

Finding the IP address of these people in question can be done by adding an API to the website they entered.  Many programmers and developers implement this on a daily basis. APIs work like messengers. They deliver requests to a server, then translate the message, and finally deliver the response to the user. On the other hand, if the third-party server or the resource containing the requested information can fulfill the user’s command, in real-time the API delivers the data.

How Does An IP Address To Location API Work

There are several APIs on the market that allow IP location lookup. For us, and after an arduous search and many tests and implementations. We came to the conclusion that the best that currently exists is ipXapi. It is the most reliable and also provides very accurate information.

Steps to try it out:

1. Go to www.ipxapi.com

2. Enter your IP address or click on the “lookup” button.

3. Wait a little bit.

4. Immediately you have the information thanks to the IP address.

About This Software:

The first one 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.

How Does An IP Address To Location API Work


The second option which is the BASIC service offers 100.000 requests per month. With premium support and modules of location, currency, time zone and connection and security. This way you can install the API on your website and access customer information related to the location of your customers. We really recommend it. Your site is going to grow up.

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