IP Address Geolocation API

Most IP geolocation providers work backwards from database records — WHOIS registrations, user submissions, or latency probes — all of which have well-documented accuracy limits. BigDataCloud takes a different approach.

Our patented technology (US Patent No. 11,792,110 B2) maps the actual routing structure of the internet: every public router interface is identified and categorised, its geographic service area is calculated using verified ground truth data, and any IP address is then located by finding the router responsible for delivering traffic to it. This means our results are grounded in how the network actually works, not how it's registered or how it responds to pings.

For an independent view of our accuracy across different network types and regions, see the Daily IP Geolocation Accuracy Report. For a full explanation of the technology, read The Next Generation IP Geolocation Service.

GEThttps://api-bdc.net/data/ip-geolocation

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`ip`	string	Optional	IPv4 IP address in a string or numeric format or IPv6 IP address in a string format. If omitted, the caller’s IP address is assumed
`localityLanguage`	string	Optional	Preferred language for locality names in ISO 639-1 format, such as 'en' for English, 'es' for Spanish etc. If the requested language is unavailable for a requested location, it will default to English. If no English variant is available, will provide the native, local names. Use 'default' as the requested value to automatically adjust the language to the first administrative language in the Country.
`key`	string	Optional	Your API key

Responses

200OK

Sample Request

https://api-bdc.net/data/ip-geolocation?ip=35.170.52.252&localityLanguage=en&key=[YOUR API KEY]

Sample Response

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Response Schema

ipstringThe requested IP address in string format (IPv4 or IPv6).

localityLanguageRequestedstringThe locality language that was used for this response, as requested via the `localityLanguage` parameter (ISO 639-1 code, e.g. "en").

isReachableGloballybooleanIndicates whether the IP address is present on the global BGP routing table and therefore reachable from the public Internet. If `false`, the address is not in active use and cannot be geolocated.

▶countryobjectcountry object

isoAlpha2stringISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 code

isoAlpha3stringISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 code

m49CodeintegerUnited Nations M.49 code

namestringCountry name localised to the language as defined by 'localityLanguage' request parameter

isoNamestringThe short English country name as defined by ISO 3166-1 (e.g. "Australia").

isoNameFullstringThe full official English country name as defined by ISO 3166-1 (e.g. "Commonwealth of Australia").

▶isoAdminLanguagesarrayAdministrative languages as defined by ISO 3166-1 standard

isoAlpha3stringISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 code

isoAlpha2stringISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 code

isoNamestringISO 3166-1 Language name

nativeNamestringA native name

unRegionstringRegion name as defined by the United Nations

▶currencyobjectcurrency object

numericCodeintegerISO 4217 standard numeric code

codestringISO 4217 standard code

namestringISO 4217 English name

minorUnitsintegerISO 4217 minor units as the currency exponent (e.g. 2 = 1/100)

▶wbRegionobjectwbRegion object

idstringworld bank identification number. the expected values are: 'LCN','NA','SAS','SSF','ECS','MEA','EAS','NAC'

iso2Codestringiso 2 letters code. the expected values are: 'ZJ','NA','8S','ZG','Z7','ZQ','Z4','XU'

valuestringregion name. the expected values are: 'Latin America & Caribbean','Aggregates','South Asia', 'Sub-Saharan Africa','Europe & Central Asia','Middle East & North Africa','East Asia & Pacific','North America'

▶wbIncomeLevelobjectwbIncomeLevel object

idstringworld bank identification number. the expected values are: 'HIC','NA','LIC','LMC','UMC','INX'

iso2Codestringiso 2 letters code. the expected values are: 'XD','NA','XM','XN','XT','XY'

valuestringincome level name. the expected values are: 'High income','Aggregates','Low income','Lower middle income','Upper middle income','Not classified'

callingCodestringThe international dialling (calling) code for the country, without the leading "+" (e.g. "1" for the US, "61" for Australia).

countryFlagEmojistringThe country flag as a Unicode emoji (e.g. "🇦🇺" for Australia), composed from the ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 regional indicator symbols.

wikidataIdstringWikidata item identifier, if available

geonameIdintegerA unique identifier as is given by GeoNames.org

isIndependentbooleanDetermines if the country/territory is independent according to ISO 3166 records

▶locationobjectlocation object

principalSubdivisionstringLocalised principal subdivision name in the requested language, if available

isoPrincipalSubdivisionstringPrincipal subdivision name as defined by ISO 3166-2 standard

isoPrincipalSubdivisionCodestringPrincipal subdivision code as defined by ISO 3166-2 standard

continentstringLocalised Continent name in the requested language, if available

continentCodestringThe ISO continent code for the location (e.g. "EU" for Europe, "AS" for Asia, "OC" for Oceania)

citystringThe most significant populated place this location belongs. It will likely be the City name in the language requested. If unavailable, use the locality name field as a failover

localityNamestringRepresents the smallest geographic area recognised to which the target belongs. The language, if available, is as defined by the 'localityLanguage' request parameter

postcodestringPostcode, if available

latitudenumberThe latitude of the estimated geolocation point in decimal degrees (WGS 84).

longitudenumberThe longitude of the estimated geolocation point in decimal degrees (WGS 84).

plusCodestringThe Open Location Code (Plus Code) for this location (e.g. "4RRH46J6+22"). A compact, address-independent encoding of coordinates.

▶fipsobjectFIPS code object, omitted if unavailable. FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) Codes are codes used by the Census Bureau to uniquely identify places in the US. Visit FIPS FAQ page for more information.

statestringState-level FIPS codes have two digits

countystringA three digits County-level FIPS code.

countySubdivisionstringFIPS five digits County Subdivision Code

placestringFIPS five digits place code, omitted if unavailable

csdCodestringCSD (Census Subdivision) code, omitted if unavailable. Canadian Geographic Codes. Visit CSD FAQ page for more information.

▶timeZoneobjecttimeZone object

ianaTimeIdstringThe unique identifier of the time zone from the IANA Time Zone Database (e.g., "America/New_York").

displayNamestringThe user-friendly display name for the time zone (e.g., "(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)").

effectiveTimeZoneFullstringThe full name of the effective time zone, adjusted for daylight saving (e.g., "Eastern Daylight Time").

effectiveTimeZoneShortstringThe abbreviated name of the effective time zone, adjusted for daylight saving (e.g., "EDT").

utcOffsetSecondsintegerThe effective offset from UTC in seconds, adjusted for daylight saving time.

utcOffsetstringThe effective offset from UTC, formatted as a string and adjusted for daylight saving time.

isDaylightSavingTimebooleanA boolean value indicating whether daylight saving time is currently in effect.

localTimestringThe current local time in the specified time zone, formatted in ISO 8601 "O" format.

utcTimestringThe corresponding UTC time, formatted in ISO 8601 "O" format. This value is omitted if the 'utcReference' parameter was not supplied or was invalid.

▶localityInfoobjectlocalityInfo object

▶administrativearrayAdministrative authorities as ordered by area (most significant first). Omitted if no administrative boundaries are available

namestringLocalised name of the place in the requested language, if available. The language is as defined by the 'localityLanguage' request parameter

descriptionstringLocalised description of the place in the requested language, if available. The language is as defined by the 'localityLanguage' request parameter

isoNamestringISO 3166-2 standard name, if available

orderintegerOrder value consistent across all entities in the Locality Info parent object. Ordered by geographic area (most significant first)

adminLevelintegerAn administrative level as defined by OpenStreetMaps project

isoCodestringISO 3166-2 standard code, if available

wikidataIdstringWikidata item identifier, if available

geonameIdintegerUnique identifier given by GeoNames.org, if available

chinaAdminCodestringChina Administrative division code. Only available for locations based in China and omitted for others

▶informativearrayNon-administrative boundaries as ordered by area (most significant first). Omitted if unavailable

namestringLocalised name of the place in the requested language, if available. The language is as defined by the 'localityLanguage' request parameter

descriptionstringLocalised description of the place in the requested language, if available. The language is as defined by the 'localityLanguage' request parameter

isoNamestringISO 3166-2 standard name, if available

orderintegerOrder value consistent across all entities in the Locality Info parent object. Ordered by geographic area (most significant first)

adminLevelintegerAn administrative level as defined by OpenStreetMaps project

isoCodestringISO 3166-2 standard code, if available

wikidataIdstringWikidata item identifier, if available

geonameIdintegerUnique identifier given by GeoNames.org, if available

chinaAdminCodestringChina Administrative division code. Only available for locations based in China and omitted for others

lastUpdatedstringThe UTC timestamp (ISO 8601) of when the geolocation data for this IP address was last assessed and updated.

▶networkobjectnetwork object

registrystringThe Regional Internet Registry (RIR) that administers the network block (e.g. ARIN, RIPE, APNIC, LACNIC, AFRINIC, IANA).

registryStatusstringThe registration status of the network block as recorded by the RIR (e.g. "assigned", "allocated", "reserved").

registeredCountrystringRegistered Country ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 code

registeredCountryNamestringRegistered Country name localised to the language is as defined by 'localityLanguage' request parameter

organisationstringThe organisation or entity the network block is registered for, as recorded in the RIR database.

isReachableGloballybooleanIndicates whether the network was announced on BGP and reachable globally or not

isBogonbooleanIndicates whether the IP address is excluded from public Internet use by the authorities but announced into the global routing table via BGP

bgpPrefixstringThe BGP prefix detected on the global network, announcing the network

bgpPrefixNetworkAddressstringThe first (network) address of the BGP prefix range.

bgpPrefixLastAddressstringThe last (broadcast) address of the BGP prefix range.

totalAddressesintegerNumber of IP addresses in the Network. For IPv6 networks, the value can range up to a 128-bit unsigned integer

▶carriersarrayList of Autonomous Systems (AS) announcing this network on BGP

asnstringThe Autonomous System Number in prefixed string format (e.g. "AS13335").

asnNumericintegerThe Autonomous System Number as an unsigned integer (e.g. 13335).

organisationstringThe organisation or entity the AS is registered for, as recorded in the RIR database.

namestringThe short handle or network name assigned to the AS by the RIR (e.g. "CLOUDFLARENET").

registrystringThe Regional Internet Registry (RIR) the AS is registered with

registeredCountrystringRegistered Country ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 code

registeredCountryNamestringRegistered Country localised name. The language is as defined by the 'localityLanguage' request parameter

registrationDatestringRegistration date in 'yyyy-mm-dd' format

registrationLastChangestringRegistration modification date in 'yyyy-mm-dd' format

totalIpv4AddressesintegerTotal number of IP addresses announced by the AS

totalIpv4PrefixesintegerTotal number of ipV4 BGP prefixes announced by the AS

totalIpv4BogonPrefixesintegerTotal number of ipV4 bogon prefixes announced by the AS

totalIpv6PrefixesintegerTotal number of ipV6 BGP prefixes announced by the AS

totalIpv6BogonPrefixesintegerTotal number of ipV6 bogon prefixes announced by the AS

rankintegerGlobal rank by total number of IP addresses announced

rankTextstringHuman-readable global rank string including the total number of ranked ASNs (e.g. "#297 out of 79,835").

▶viaCarriersarrayList of Autonomous Systems (AS) detected at the last BGP hop before the network carriers. Capped to the 5 most significant upstream peers.