{"id":7782,"date":"2020-11-03T17:14:12","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T12:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/?p=7782"},"modified":"2020-11-03T17:46:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T12:46:37","slug":"ipwhois-get-user-location-data-in-an-instant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/ipwhois-get-user-location-data-in-an-instant\/","title":{"rendered":"IPWhoIs.io Review \u2013\u00a0Get User Location Data In An Instant"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is extremely important for some developers to know from which part of the world people are accessing their products. The products might be a course platform that provides discount depending upon the visitor\u2019s location. It can also be a region-restricted website.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are a lot of products in the market that provides you the location data of your visitor. One of them is the <\/span>ipwhois.io<\/span><\/a> that not only provides you the geolocation information but also the timezone, currency information, and then some.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, I am also going to show you how you can use the <\/span>ipwhois.io<\/span><\/a> to get the information you require. Also, I am going to test its performance and discuss its features along with a couple of other things. So without any further ado, let\u2019s jump in!<\/span><\/p>\n

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IPWhoIs.io<\/span><\/h2>\n

As I said earlier, it is a geolocation API. It provides you the location data of your website\u2019s visitor. You can also get information about a particular IP address with this API.<\/span><\/p>\n

When you make the API call to ipwhois.io<\/a>, you have the option to get receive information in one of the three formats. These formats include JSON, XML, and Newline. You need to specify your format of choice in the API URL.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Experimenting With The API<\/span><\/h2>\n

Now I am going to show you how this API works and how you can use it to get the geolocation data. Just follow the steps below and you will be alright.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2192 Step #1<\/span><\/h3>\n

We need the API first. So for that, head over to the <\/span>ipwhois.io<\/span><\/a> website, and then from there, the documentation page. Now scroll down and in the example section, you will see an API endpoint. Go ahead and copy it. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2192 Step #2<\/span><\/h3>\n

I am going to use JavaScript specifically Node.js to make the API call. I am going to write a simple program that will hit the API and log the results on the console. <\/span><\/p>\n

I am not going to provide the API any IP address so it can detect where I am coming from automatically. Just copy-paste the following code inside a JavaScript file and run it using <\/span>node yourfile.js<\/i><\/b>. I have also added the response I received in the gist below.<\/span><\/p>\n

\nconst axios = require('axios');\n\n\/\/ Fetch IP Who Is data.\naxios\n  .get('http:\/\/ipwhois.app\/json\/')\n  .then(({ data }) => console.log(data))\n\n\n\/\/ Sample Response:\n{\n  \"ip\": \"8.8.4.4\",\n  \"success\": true,\n  \"type\": \"IPv4\",\n  \"continent\": \"North America\",\n  \"continent_code\": \"NA\",\n  \"country\": \"United States\",\n  \"country_code\": \"US\",\n  \"country_flag\": \"https:\/\/cdn.ipwhois.io\/flags\/us.svg\",\n  \"country_capital\": \"Washington\",\n  \"country_phone\": \"+1\",\n  \"country_neighbours\": \"CA,MX,CU\",\n  \"region\": \"New Jersey\",\n  \"city\": \"Newark\",\n  \"latitude\": 40.735657,\n  \"longitude\": -74.1723667,\n  \"asn\": \"AS15169\",\n  \"org\": \"Google LLC\",\n  \"isp\": \"Google LLC\",\n  \"timezone\": \"America\/New_York\",\n  \"timezone_name\": \"Eastern Standard Time\",\n  \"timezone_dstOffset\": 0,\n  \"timezone_gmtOffset\": -18000,\n  \"timezone_gmt\": \"GMT -5:00\",\n  \"currency\": \"US Dollar\",\n  \"currency_code\": \"USD\",\n  \"currency_symbol\": \"$\",\n  \"currency_rates\": 1,\n  \"currency_plural\": \"US dollars\",\n  \"completed_requests\": 0\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
API Features<\/span><\/h2>\n
I get a lot of information back when I hit the API. Since I didn\u2019t provide any IP address, all of the information is related to where I am right now. Let\u2019s take a look at some of the information it provided us in detail:<\/span><\/p>\n