{"id":7046,"date":"2019-05-06T13:25:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T08:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/?p=7046"},"modified":"2019-05-06T14:51:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T09:51:45","slug":"ipinfo-api-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/ipinfo-api-review\/","title":{"rendered":"IPInfo \u2014 More Than Just An IP Lookup API"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been using IPInfo<\/a> for a couple of months now and I couldn’t be happier with the results. I i<\/strong>ntegrated it into a couple of products<\/strong>, recommended to fellow developers<\/strong>, toyed around for different scenarios<\/strong> \u2014 always positive results. Right now, IPInfo is my goto option for anything related to domains and IP data. There are plenty of reasons why I love IPInfo and I’ll share a few of those today.<\/p>\n

\u26a1\ufe0f One of the prime reasons is that they continuously update their database. You’ll always find accurate and up-to-date info while using their API. Also, they listen to their users and constantly push updates<\/strong> to their API<\/strong> while keeping it secure and fast! Recently, a new bulk lookup\u00a0<\/strong>feature introduced to the API considering a user request \u2014 fingers crossed!<\/p>\n

Another thing which I have observed while using IPInfo in my projects is that it’s way more than just an IP lookup API. Although I have primarily used it for customizing the user experience to their geographical features, there’s no limit to what you can do with it<\/strong>. With dedicated APIs for developers, you can build an entire product relying on it. \ud83e\udd1e<\/p>\n

Today, I decided to share my experience and talk in-depth about the developer APIs provided by IPinfo. Also, I will share my thoughts on the new features of the API. So, without further delay, let’s get started.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd25 IPInfo.io<\/h2>\n
\"Ipinfo<\/div>\n

IPInfo provides extensive<\/strong>\u00a0IP data<\/strong> which helps you identify user’s location, customize their experience<\/strong>, and\u00a0introduce amazing features<\/strong>. IPinfo was\u00a0founded back in 2013<\/strong> by a former Facebook engineer Be<\/a>n<\/a> Bowling<\/a><\/strong>. Over the past 6 years, it managed to grow substantially and now\u00a0serves billions of API request each month<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It provides you data regarding the geographical location of the user,<\/strong> ISP, ASN, IP type, and even carrier.<\/strong> There are also some developer specific APIs which can be used in combination with the core API to achieve some great features. Also, It comes with a highly flexible pricing plan<\/a> to entertain a spectrum of users.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\ud83d\udca1<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s backed by the solid Google Cloud infrastructure and scales automatically. Currently, it handles over\u00a012b+ API requests<\/strong>\u00a0per month and serves over\u00a0100,000+ business and\u00a0<\/strong>developers<\/b>. It takes pride in helping big names like\u00a0Apple<\/strong>,\u00a0Microsoft<\/strong>,\u00a0Payoneer<\/strong>,\u00a0Exabytes<\/strong>,\u00a0Dell<\/strong>, and\u00a0NPM<\/strong>. A few of many reasons to trust\u00a0IPInfo<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

We also wrote an extensive review on IPInfo<\/a>, make sure you check it out. It goes in detail covering the pricing plans, interaction with the API, documentation, and what not<\/strong>. It can be a good head start if you’re not familiar with IPInfo.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfaf New Features<\/h2>\n

To evolve is vital for product growth and continued success. Successful products rely on continuous updates and new features to maintain and grow their user base. Same is the case with IPInfo, they don’t only keep their database updated but introduce new features, which is awesome! \ud83d\udcaf<\/p>\n

In the past one and half month, they have launched two major features<\/strong>. First one is the\u00a0bulk lookup\u00a0<\/strong>and the second one is\u00a0the\u00a0summary emails<\/strong>. Below is the detail of these new features.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcc8 Summary Emails<\/h3>\n

An exciting new feature introduced by IPInfo is the Summary Emails. As the name suggests, they send you emails containing a detailed summary of your API usage<\/strong>. These emails will automatically appear on a weekly basis until you turn them off.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49 It provides you stats like the top countries and cities from which requests are being made<\/strong>. It also provides a division of requests based on the type of browser used<\/strong>. In short, they are kind of analytics for IPInfo. It was introduced in late February 2019 and more features are expected soon.<\/p>\n

\"Summary<\/a><\/div>\n

\ud83e\udd14 You might be wondering, you already have Google Analytics, then what’s the use of it. But as a matter of fact, it differs from Google Analytics in many aspects. It provides analytics for your API requests, not all the traffic coming to your whole site.\u00a0<\/strong>Just like Google Analytics helps you improve your site, it allows you to better optimize the API usage at your site.<\/p>\n

There’s no additional cost associated with the summary emails. If you make even a single request, you are going to get the summary email. You can\u00a0change the frequency of emails<\/strong> from your account settings. You can set it to\u00a0weekly or monthly<\/strong>. In the case of weekly emails, you get an email every Monday, and in the case of monthly, you get email on the first of every month.<\/p>\n

\"Summary<\/a><\/div>\n

\ud83d\udd0d Bulk Lookup<\/h3>\n

In my previous review of IPInfo<\/a>, I talked about how you could perform a bulk lookup using UNIX command. But it had certain limitations:<\/p>\n