location-from-ip
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`location-from-ip` gives IP Geolocation information for every IPv4 or IPv6 address
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IP to Location
The npm package location-from-ip gives IP Geolocation information for every IPv4 or IPv6 address.
Currently, there are millions of different geolocation records in the database. Learn more, by reading the documentation.
Installation
You can both use this package from Node.js and in the browser with vanilla JavaScript.
npm install location-from-ipIf you want to clone the repository directly from GitHub instead:
git clone [email protected]:ipapi-is/ip_to_location.gitUsage from Node.js
If you want to lookup the IP address 144.168.164.55:
const { ipToGeolocation } = require('location-from-ip');
const ipAddresses = [
'144.168.164.55',
'167.99.241.66',
'97.107.129.77',
'85.10.199.76',
];
for (let ip of ipAddresses) {
ipToGeolocation(ip).then(function (location) {
console.log(`${ip} geolocation:`);
console.log(location);
});
}which yields:
167.99.241.66 geolocation:
{
continent: 'EU',
country: 'Germany',
country_code: 'DE',
state: 'Hesse',
city: 'Frankfurt am Main',
latitude: 50.1109,
longitude: 8.68213,
zip: '07022',
timezone: 'Europe/Berlin',
local_time: '2023-10-22T13:36:01+02:00',
local_time_unix: 1697974561,
is_dst: true
}
85.10.199.76 geolocation:
{
continent: 'EU',
country: 'Germany',
country_code: 'DE',
state: 'Bavaria',
city: 'Nürnberg',
latitude: 49.45421,
longitude: 11.07752,
zip: '90403',
timezone: 'Europe/Berlin',
local_time: '2023-10-22T13:36:01+02:00',
local_time_unix: 1697974561,
is_dst: true
}
97.107.129.77 geolocation:
{
continent: 'NA',
country: 'United States',
country_code: 'US',
state: 'New Jersey',
city: 'Morris Plains',
latitude: 40.82177,
longitude: -74.48099,
zip: '07927',
timezone: 'America/New_York',
local_time: '2023-10-22T07:36:01-04:00',
local_time_unix: 1697974561,
is_dst: true
}
144.168.164.55 geolocation:
{
continent: 'NA',
country: 'Canada',
country_code: 'CA',
state: 'Quebec',
city: "Baie-D'Urfé",
latitude: 45.41397,
longitude: -73.91586,
zip: 'H9X',
timezone: 'America/Toronto',
local_time: '2023-10-22T07:36:01-04:00',
local_time_unix: 1697974561,
is_dst: true
}Usage from the Browser
Copy the browser JavaScript bundle to your preferred location. After installing the module with
npm install location-from-ipyou can find the minified JavaScript here: node_modules/location-from-ip/dist/ipToGeolocation.min.js
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>IP to Geolocation Example in Browser</title>
<meta name="description" content="IP to Geolocation Example">
<meta name="author" content="ipapi.is">
</head>
<body>
<pre id="location"></pre>
<script type="text/javascript" src="dist/ipToGeolocation.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
ipToGeolocation('43.33.44.11').then((res) => {
document.getElementById('location').innerText = JSON.stringify(res, null, 2);
});
</script>
</body>
</html>Use the Database Directly
This package uses the ipapi.is geolocation database in order to avoid shipping a huge database in the npm module. If you have a large volume of IP addresses to lookup, you can download the full & free Geolocation Database.
GitHub mirror of the database: Geolocation Database