IPinfo Places API

IPinfo Places API - Building-level IP intelligence for physical locations.

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GET /places/{ip} IPinfo Returns Building-level Place Information for the Provided IP #

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OpenAPI Specification

ipinfo-places-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: Official OpenAPI Specification for IPinfo's comprehensive IP intelligence API.
  version: 1.0.0
  title: IPinfo.io OpenAPI Specification Places API
  contact:
    name: IPinfo
    email: support@ipinfo.io
    url: https://ipinfo.io/
servers:
- url: https://ipinfo.io/
- url: https://v6.ipinfo.io/
- url: https://api.ipinfo.io/
tags:
- name: Places
  description: IPinfo Places API - Building-level IP intelligence for physical locations.
  externalDocs:
    description: Find more info here
    url: https://ipinfo.io/developers/places-api
paths:
  /places/{ip}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Places
      summary: IPinfo Returns Building-level Place Information for the Provided IP
      description: Returns the real-world location associated with an IP address at the building level, including hotels, airports, museums, stadiums, and 30+ other categories. Includes venue name, category, SSID, and coordinates.
      operationId: getPlaceByIp
      servers:
      - url: https://api.ipinfo.io/
      security:
      - BasicAuth: []
      - BearerAuth: []
      - ApiKeyAuth: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Ip'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Places API response object.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlacesResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
components:
  responses:
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Allocated API rate limit has been reached for the token. The user will be prompted with options to increase their API limit.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error429'
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal server error or server unavailable.
      content:
        text/plain:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error500'
    Forbidden:
      description: Unknown token or invalid permission. We return the same error for blocking malicious IP addresses as well.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error403'
    BadRequest:
      description: If users try to access a field type that does not exist or do not have permissions to access it, they will encounter a wrong module or field type error.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error400'
  schemas:
    Error400:
      type: object
      required:
      - title
      - message
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          example: Wrong module or field type
        message:
          type: string
          example: No module or field of type exists for the provided field. Please check our documentation https://ipinfo.io/developers.
    Error429:
      type: object
      required:
      - title
      - message
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          example: Rate limit exceeded
        message:
          type: string
          example: Upgrade to increase your usage limits at https://ipinfo.io/pricing, or contact us via https://ipinfo.io/support
    PlacesResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - ip
      - name
      - category
      - ssid
      - latitude
      - longitude
      properties:
        ip:
          type: string
          example: 65.144.40.106
        name:
          type: string
          example: Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)
        category:
          type: string
          example: museum
        ssid:
          type: string
          example: MOHAI-Guest
        latitude:
          type: number
          example: 47.6275
        longitude:
          type: number
          example: -122.3367
    Error500:
      type: string
      example: Internal server error
    Error403:
      type: object
      required:
      - title
      - message
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          example: Unknown token
        message:
          type: string
          example: Please ensure you've entered your token correctly. Refer to https://ipinfo.io/developers for details, or contact us at support@ipinfo.io for help
  parameters:
    Ip:
      name: ip
      in: path
      description: A single IPv4 or IPv6 IP address.
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: token
externalDocs:
  description: IPinfo Developers Portal / Documentation
  url: https://ipinfo.io/developers