IP2Location

IP2Location: IP Geolocation Database

IP2Location is a IP geolocation database that provides geographic information about an IP address. It enables locating website visitors by IP address to show relevant content and comply with regulations.

What is IP2Location?

IP2Location is a IP geolocation database that provides geographic information such as country, region, city, latitude, longitude, ZIP code, time zone, ISP, domain name, connection type, IDD code, area code, weather station data, mobile network codes and elevation associated with an IP address.

It enables locating website visitors by IP address to show relevant content and ads to website visitors based on their countries. The product supports IPv4 and IPv6 address mapping. The database is updated monthly for changes.

Some key features include:

• Identifying visitor's geographical location (country, region, city)
• Displaying different content based on visitor's location
• Web log stats and analysis by geographical location
• Fraud detection and prevention
• Geo-targeting ads / offers based on countries
• Regulatory compliance such as GDPR and CCPA
• Block visitors from certain countries or blacklist countries
• Digital rights management based on visitor's location
• Cache location results to reduce API call counts

The database comes in a binary file format or Web Service API. It supports various platforms such as PHP, .NET, Java, Node.js, Python and more. Both commercial and free limited use licenses are available.

IP2Location Features

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