This is a free to use API hosted in Melbourne, Australia that provides detailed information of IP addresses.
You can request the API through the HTTP or HTTPS protocol and the GET method at ip.cactive.com.au/api/lookup/.
You can either provide an IP address with /api/lookup/[ip] or leave it blank to get the IP address of the requester.
Example: https://ip.cactive.com.au/api/lookup/8.8.8.8
npm i @cactive/ipimport ip from "@cactive/ip";
const examples = async () => {
// Get the IP address of the client
const self = await ip.self();
console.log(self.ip); // eg: 192.168.0.1
// Get the time zone of a domain, IPv4 or IPv6
const external = await ip.retrieve("cactive.cloud");
console.log(external.time_zone); // eg: Australia/Melbourne
};
examples();| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
ip |
String | 8.8.8.8 |
city |
String or Null | Ashburn |
state |
String or Null | Virginia |
state_code |
String or Null | VA |
country |
String or Null | United States |
country_code |
String or Null | US |
country_currency |
String or Null | USD |
continent |
String or Null | North America |
continent_code |
String or Null | NA |
post_code |
String or Null | 20149 |
time_zone |
String or Null | America/New_York |
latitude |
Number or Null | 39.03 |
longitude |
Number or Null | -77.5 |
reverse_dns |
String or Null | dns.google |
isp |
String or Null | Google LLC |
isp_org |
String or Null | Google Public DNS |
as_number |
String or Null | AS15169 |
as_name |
String or Null | GOOGLE |
as_org |
String or Null | Google LLC |
detection_vpn |
Boolean | false |
detection_server |
Boolean | true |
detection_mobile |
Boolean | false |