Node.js + ipapi (IP address location API)

Installation

``
npm install ipapi.co
`

Usage

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`
var ipapi = require('ipapi.co');

var callback = function(loc){
console.log(loc);
};

ipapi.location(callback) // Complete location for your IP address
> {
ip: '50.1.2.3',
city: 'Wilton',
region: 'California',
country: 'US',
postal: 95693,
latitude: 38.3926,
longitude: -121.2429,
timezone: 'America/Los_Angeles'
}


ipapi.location(callback, '', '', 'ip') // Your external IP address
50.1.2.3

ipapi.location(callback, '', '', 'city') // Your city
Wilton

ipapi.location(callback, '', '', 'country') // Your country
US

ipapi.location(callback, '8.8.8.8') // Complete location for IP address 8.8.8.8
> {
ip: '8.8.8.8',
city: 'Mountain View',
region: 'California',
country: 'US',
postal: '94035',
latitude: 37.386,
longitude: -122.0838,
timezone: 'America/Los_Angeles'
}

ipapi.location(callback, '8.8.8.8', '', 'city') // City for IP address 8.8.8.8
Mountain View

ipapi.location(callback, '8.8.8.8', '', 'country') // Country for IP address 8.8.8.8
US
`

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API key can be specified in the following ways :

1. Inside ipapi.js by setting API_KEY variable
2. As a function argument e.g. ipapi.location(callback, '8.8.8.8', 'secret-key')




$3


- Optional arguments (e.g. IP address, key, field) can be an empty string '' or undefined`