FFraud Compatibility API

Drop-in replacements for AbuseIPDB, IPQualityScore, and ipinfo.

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Operations 3

GET /compat/abuseipdb/v2/check AbuseIPDB-compatible check #
GET /compat/ipqs/json/{key}/{ip} IPQualityScore-compatible check #
GET /compat/ipinfo/{ip} ipinfo-compatible lookup #

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OpenAPI Specification

ffraud-com-compatibility-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: FFraud Compatibility API
  version: 1.0.0
  summary: Free, open IP and email fraud intelligence.
  description: 'Check any IP or email for fraud, VPN, proxy, Tor, datacenter, and abuse history. Free for everyone, no usage caps. The public endpoints need no API key; a free key adds batch lookups, usage stats, and the community reporting API. The database behind this API is published daily as MIT-licensed open data at https://github.com/FFraud-com .


    Drop-in compatibility endpoints let you migrate off AbuseIPDB, IPQualityScore, or ipinfo by changing one URL.'
  contact:
    name: FFraud
    url: https://ffraud.com
    email: team@ffraud.com
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://github.com/FFraud-com/ip-fraud-database/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://api.ffraud.com
  description: Production
security:
- {}
- ApiKeyHeader: []
tags:
- name: Compatibility
  description: Drop-in replacements for AbuseIPDB, IPQualityScore, and ipinfo.
paths:
  /compat/abuseipdb/v2/check:
    get:
      tags:
      - Compatibility
      summary: AbuseIPDB-compatible check
      description: Drop-in replacement for GET https://api.abuseipdb.com/api/v2/check . Point your existing AbuseIPDB client or fail2ban action at this URL and pass your FFraud key in the `Key` header. Response matches AbuseIPDB's `data` envelope, plus an `ffraud_extras` object.
      operationId: compatAbuseipdbCheck
      security:
      - AbuseIpdbKey: []
      parameters:
      - name: ipAddress
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 80.82.77.33
      - name: maxAgeInDays
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 90
      responses:
        '200':
          description: AbuseIPDB-shaped response.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /compat/ipqs/json/{key}/{ip}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Compatibility
      summary: IPQualityScore-compatible check
      description: Drop-in replacement for GET https://ipqualityscore.com/api/json/{key}/{ip} . Response mirrors IPQS's proxy-detection fields, plus an `ffraud_extras` object.
      operationId: compatIpqsCheck
      security:
      - {}
      parameters:
      - name: key
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Your FFraud API key, in the URL like IPQS.
      - name: ip
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 80.82.77.33
      responses:
        '200':
          description: IPQS-shaped response.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /compat/ipinfo/{ip}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Compatibility
      summary: ipinfo-compatible lookup
      description: 'Drop-in replacement for GET https://ipinfo.io/{ip} . Response mirrors ipinfo''s flat geo + privacy format, plus an `ffraud_extras` object. Pass your key as `?token=` or `Authorization: Bearer`.'
      operationId: compatIpinfoCheck
      security:
      - IpinfoToken: []
      parameters:
      - name: ip
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 8.8.8.8
      - name: token
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Your FFraud API key.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ipinfo-shaped response.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        error_code:
          type: integer
          example: 1002
        error:
          type: string
          example: INVALID_API_KEY
        message:
          type: string
          example: The API key provided is not valid.
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: Your FFraud API key (ff_live_...). Create one free at https://ffraud.com/register .
    AbuseIpdbKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Key
      description: Your FFraud API key, sent in AbuseIPDB's `Key` header for the compatibility endpoint.
    IpinfoToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: token
      description: Your FFraud API key, sent as ipinfo's `token` query param.
externalDocs:
  description: Full docs
  url: https://ffraud.com/docs