Maxmind GeoIP2 Web Services (unofficial) - IP and hostname geolocation
npm install geoip2wsUnofficial Node.js module for the Maxmind GeoIP2 Web Services.
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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.
``js
const geo = require( 'geoip2ws' );
geo( {
userId: '12345',
licenseKey: 'abc678',
service: 'city',
ip: '1.2.3.4',
} )
.then( console.log )
.catch( console.error )
;
`
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
parameter | type | default | description
:------------|:-------|:--------------------------|:-----------
[userId] | string | | User ID, optional for proxy endpoints
[licenseKey] | string | | License key, optional for proxy endpoints
[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
`js`
{
ip: '2a02:abc:def::123',
userId: '1234',
licenseKey: 'abc',
service: 'country',
timeout: 2000,
}
You can change the endpoint to use a http proxy or target a specific datacenter.https://
Make sure to prefix the hostname with the protocol, i.e. .
For the GeoLite2 web service set the endpoint to https://geolite.info.
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.
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