ip2proxy-nodejs

IP2Proxy Node.js Module

This module allows user to query an IP address if it was being used as VPN anonymizer, open proxies, web proxies, Tor exits, data center, web hosting (DCH) range, search engine robots (SES) and residential (RES). It lookup the proxy IP address from IP2Proxy BIN Data file. This data file can be downloaded at

• Free IP2Proxy BIN Data: https://lite.ip2location.com
• Commercial IP2Proxy BIN Data: https://www.ip2location.com/database/ip2proxy

As an alternative, this module can also call the IP2Proxy 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/ip2proxy

Installation

To install this module type the following:

npm install ip2proxy-nodejs

QUERY USING THE BIN FILE

Methods

Below are the methods supported in this class.

Method Name	Description
open	Open the IP2Proxy BIN data for lookup.
close	Close and clean up the file pointer.
getPackageVersion	Get the package version (1 to 11 for PX1 to PX11 respectively).
getModuleVersion	Get the module version.
getDatabaseVersion	Get the database version.
isProxy	Check whether if an IP address was a proxy. Returned value: -1 : errors 0 : not a proxy 1 : a proxy 2 : a data center IP address or search engine robot
getAll	Return the proxy information in an object.
getProxyType	Return the proxy type. Please visit IP2Location for the list of proxy types supported
getCountryShort	Return the ISO3166-1 country code (2-digits) of the proxy.
getCountryLong	Return the ISO3166-1 country name of the proxy.
getRegion	Return the ISO3166-2 region name of the proxy. Please visit ISO3166-2 Subdivision Code for the information of ISO3166-2 supported
getCity	Return the city name of the proxy.
getISP	Return the ISP name of the proxy.
getDomain	Return the domain name of the proxy.
getUsageType	Return the usage type classification of the proxy. Please visit IP2Location for the list of usage types supported.
getASN	Return the autonomous system number of the proxy.
getAS	Return the autonomous system name of the proxy.
getLastSeen	Return the number of days that the proxy was last seen.
getThreat	Return the threat type of the proxy.
getProvider	Return the provider of the proxy.

Usage

const {IP2Proxy} = require("ip2proxy-nodejs");

let ip2proxy = new IP2Proxy();

if (ip2proxy.open("./IP2PROXY-IP-PROXYTYPE-COUNTRY-REGION-CITY-ISP-DOMAIN-USAGETYPE-ASN-LASTSEEN-THREAT-RESIDENTIAL-PROVIDER.BIN") == 0) {
	ip = '199.83.103.79';
	
	console.log("GetModuleVersion: " + ip2proxy.getModuleVersion());
	console.log("GetPackageVersion: " + ip2proxy.getPackageVersion());
	console.log("GetDatabaseVersion: " + ip2proxy.getDatabaseVersion());
	
	// functions for individual fields
	console.log("isProxy: " + ip2proxy.isProxy(ip));
	console.log("ProxyType: " + ip2proxy.getProxyType(ip));
	console.log("CountryShort: " + ip2proxy.getCountryShort(ip));
	console.log("CountryLong: " + ip2proxy.getCountryLong(ip));
	console.log("Region: " + ip2proxy.getRegion(ip));
	console.log("City: " + ip2proxy.getCity(ip));
	console.log("ISP: " + ip2proxy.getISP(ip));
	console.log("Domain: " + ip2proxy.getDomain(ip));
	console.log("UsageType: " + ip2proxy.getUsageType(ip));
	console.log("ASN: " + ip2proxy.getASN(ip));
	console.log("AS: " + ip2proxy.getAS(ip));
	console.log("LastSeen: " + ip2proxy.getLastSeen(ip));
	console.log("Threat: " + ip2proxy.getThreat(ip));
	console.log("Provider: " + ip2proxy.getProvider(ip));
	
	// function for all fields
	let all = ip2proxy.getAll(ip);
	console.log("isProxy: " + all.isProxy);
	console.log("proxyType: " + all.proxyType);
	console.log("countryShort: " + all.countryShort);
	console.log("countryLong: " + all.countryLong);
	console.log("region: " + all.region);
	console.log("city: " + all.city);
	console.log("isp: " + all.isp);
	console.log("domain: " + all.domain);
	console.log("usagetype: " + all.usageType);
	console.log("asn: " + all.asn);
	console.log("as: " + all.as);
	console.log("lastSeen: " + all.lastSeen);
	console.log("threat: " + all.threat);
	console.log("provider: " + all.provider);
}
else {
	console.log("Error reading BIN file.");
}
ip2proxy.close();

QUERY USING THE IP2PROXY PROXY DETECTION WEB SERVICE

Methods

Below are the methods supported in this class.

Method Name	Description
open(apiKey, apiPackage, useSSL = true)	Expects 2 or 3 input parameters: IP2Proxy API Key. Package (PX1 - PX11) Use HTTPS or HTTP
lookup(myIP, callback)	Query IP address. This method returns an object containing the proxy info. countryCode countryName regionName cityName isp domain usageType asn as lastSeen threat proxyType isProxy provider
getCredit(callback)	This method returns the web service credit balance in an object.

Usage

const {IP2ProxyWebService} = require("ip2proxy-nodejs");

let ws = new IP2ProxyWebService();

let ip = "8.8.8.8";
let apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";
let apiPackage = "PX11";
let useSSL = true;

ws.open(apiKey, apiPackage, useSSL);

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

Proxy Type

Proxy Type	Description
VPN	Anonymizing VPN services
TOR	Tor Exit Nodes
PUB	Public Proxies
WEB	Web Proxies
DCH	Hosting Providers/Data Center
SES	Search Engine Robots
RES	Residential Proxies [PX10+]

Usage Type

Usage Type	Description
COM	Commercial
ORG	Organization
GOV	Government
MIL	Military
EDU	University/College/School
LIB	Library
CDN	Content Delivery Network
ISP	Fixed Line ISP
MOB	Mobile ISP
DCH	Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit
SES	Search Engine Spider
RSV	Reserved

Threat Type

Threat Type	Description
SPAM	Spammer
SCANNER	Security Scanner or Attack
BOTNET	Spyware or Malware