ip2location-nodejs

IP2Location Node.js Module

This Node.js module provides a fast lookup of country, region, city, latitude, longitude, ZIP code, time zone, ISP, domain name, connection type, IDD code, area code, weather station code, station name, mcc, mnc, mobile brand, elevation, usage type, address type and IAB category from IP address by using IP2Location database. This module uses a file based database available at IP2Location.com. This database simply contains IP blocks as keys, and other information such as country, region, city, latitude, longitude, ZIP code, time zone, ISP, domain name, connection type, IDD code, area code, weather station code, station name, mcc, mnc, mobile brand, elevation, usage type, address type and IAB category as values. It supports both IP address in IPv4 and IPv6.

This module can be used in many types of projects such as:

• select the geographically closest mirror
• analyze your web server logs to determine the countries of your visitors
• credit card fraud detection
• software export controls
• display native language and currency
• prevent password sharing and abuse of service
• geotargeting in advertisement

The database will be updated on a monthly basis for greater accuracy.

The complete database is available at https://www.ip2location.com under Premium subscription package. The free LITE database is available at https://lite.ip2location.com.

As an alternative, this module can also call the IP2Location Web Service. This requires an API key. If you don't have an existing API key, you can subscribe for one at the below:

https://www.ip2location.com/web-service/ip2location

Installation

To install this module type the following:

npm install ip2location-nodejs

QUERY USING THE BIN FILE

Dependencies

This library requires IP2Location BIN data file to function. You may download the BIN data file at

• IP2Location LITE BIN Data (Free): https://lite.ip2location.com
• IP2Location Commercial BIN Data (Comprehensive): https://www.ip2location.com

IPv4 BIN vs IPv6 BIN

Use the IPv4 BIN file if you just need to query IPv4 addresses. If you query an IPv6 address using the IPv4 BIN, you'll see the IPV6_NOT_SUPPORTED error.

Use the IPv6 BIN file if you need to query BOTH IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

Methods

Below are the methods supported in this module.

Method Name	Description
open	Opens the IP2Location BIN data for lookup.
getAll	Returns the geolocation information in an object.
getCountryShort	Returns the country code.
getCountryLong	Returns the country name.
getRegion	Returns the region name.
getCity	Returns the city name.
getISP	Returns the ISP name.
getLatitude	Returns the latitude.
getLongitude	Returns the longitude.
getDomain	Returns the domain name.
getZIPCode	Returns the ZIP code.
getTimeZone	Returns the time zone.
getNetSpeed	Returns the net speed.
getIDDCode	Returns the IDD code.
getAreaCode	Returns the area code.
getWeatherStationCode	Returns the weather station code.
getWeatherStationName	Returns the weather station name.
getMCC	Returns the mobile country code.
getMNC	Returns the mobile network code.
getMobileBrand	Returns the mobile brand.
getElevation	Returns the elevation in meters.
getUsageType	Returns the usage type.
getAddressType	Returns the address type.
getCategory	Returns the IAB category.
close	Closes BIN file and resets metadata.

Usage

const {IP2Location} = require("ip2location-nodejs");

let ip2location = new IP2Location();

ip2location.open("./DB25.BIN");

testip = ['8.8.8.8', '2404:6800:4001:c01::67'];

for (var x = 0; x < testip.length; x++) {
	result = ip2location.getAll(testip[x]);
	for (var key in result) {
		console.log(key + ": " + result[key]);
	}
	console.log("--------------------------------------------------------------");
}

ip2location.close();

QUERY USING THE IP2LOCATION WEB SERVICE

Methods

Below are the methods supported in this module.

Method Name	Description
open	3 input parameters: IP2Location API Key. Package (WS1 - WS25) Use HTTPS or HTTP
lookup	Query IP address. This method returns an object containing the geolocation info. country_code country_name region_name city_name latitude longitude zip_code time_zone isp domain net_speed idd_code area_code weather_station_code weather_station_name mcc mnc mobile_brand elevation usage_type address_type category continent name code hemisphere translations country name alpha3_code numeric_code demonym flag capital total_area population currency code name symbol language code name idd_code tld translations region name code translations city name translations geotargeting metro country_groupings time_zone_info olson current_time gmt_offset is_dst sunrise sunset
getCredit()	This method returns the web service credit balance in an object.

Usage

const {IP2LocationWebService} = require("ip2location-nodejs");

let ws = new IP2LocationWebService();

let ip = "8.8.8.8";
let apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";
let apiPackage = "WS25";
let useSSL = true;

// addon and lang to get more data and translation (leave both blank if you don't need them)
let addon = "continent,country,region,city,geotargeting,country_groupings,time_zone_info";
let lang = "fr";

ws.open(apiKey, apiPackage, useSSL);

ws.lookup(ip, addon, lang, (err, data) => {
	if (!err) {
		console.log(data);
		
		ws.getCredit((err, data) => {
			if (!err) {
				console.log(data);
			}
		});
	}
});