geoip2ws
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Maxmind GeoIP2 Web Services (unofficial) - IP and hostname geolocation
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geoip2ws
Unofficial Node.js module for the Maxmind GeoIP2 Web Services.
Usage
The configuration parameters must be wrapped in an object.
This allows the use of spread { ...config, ip: '1.2.3.4' }
if you want to keep the main config in a variable.
The lookup always returns a Promise.
const geo = require( 'geoip2ws' );
geo( {
userId: '12345',
licenseKey: 'abc678',
service: 'city',
ip: '1.2.3.4',
} )
.then( console.log )
.catch( console.error )
;
Installation
You need a Maxmind account ID and license key with enough credits for one of their GeoIP web services. You can find both here.
npm i geoip2ws
Configuration
parameter | type | default | description
:----------|:-------|:--------------------------|:-----------
userId | string | | User ID
licenseKey | string | | License key
[ip] | string | me | The IP address or 'me' for your current IP
[service] | string | city | insights
, country
or city
[endpoint] | string | https://geoip.maxmind.com | Override endpoint url, include the protocol prefix
[timeout] | number | 5000 | Request timeout in ms
{
ip: '2a02:abc:def::123',
userId: '1234',
licenseKey: 'abc',
service: 'country',
timeout: 2000,
}
Endpoint
You can change the endpoint
to use a http proxy or target a specific datacenter.
Make sure to prefix the hostname with the protocol, i.e. https://
.
For the GeoLite2 web service set the endpoint
to https://geolite.info
.
Errors
Errors from the request or API are thrown and can be caught in the Promise.
For API errors the message is prefixed with API:
string.
Unlicense
This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any means.
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