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ipify operates two complementary IP APIs. The free Public IP Address API (api.ipify.org, api6.ipify.org, api64.ipify.org) returns the caller's public IPv4, IPv6, or dual-stack address as plain text, JSON, or JSONP — with no authentication, no rate limit, and no logging. The paid IP Geolocation API (geo.ipify.org), operated by WhoisXML API, resolves an IP, domain, or email to a country/region/city, ISP, and Autonomous System (ASN) profile using credit-metered subscription plans.
ipify publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Account API, Geolocation API, and IP Address API. Tagged areas include Development, IP Address, Geolocation, IP Intelligence, and Public APIs.
The ipify catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.
ipify’s developer surface includes authentication and 15 more developer resources.
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Source (apis.yml)
aid: ipify
deliveryModel:
model: open-core
license: MIT
open_source: true
commercial: true
callable_host: true
label: Open core · an OSS project plus a commercial hosted product
confidence: high
source:
- license
- openapi
- pricing
generated: '2026-08-28'
method: derived
accessModel:
pricing: freemium
onboarding: open
trial: true
try_now: true
public: true
label: Freemium (free trial) · Open access
confidence: high
source:
- plans
- authentication
generated: '2026-07-22'
method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/ipify.png
name: ipify
description: ipify operates two complementary IP APIs. The free Public IP Address API (api.ipify.org, api6.ipify.org, api64.ipify.org)
returns the caller's public IPv4, IPv6, or dual-stack address as plain text, JSON, or JSONP — with no authentication, no
rate limit, and no logging. The paid IP Geolocation API (geo.ipify.org), operated by WhoisXML API, resolves an IP, domain,
or email to a country/region/city, ISP, and Autonomous System (ASN) profile using credit-metered subscription plans.
url: https://www.ipify.org/
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-05-28'
modified: '2026-05-29'
x-source: public-apis/public-apis
x-category: Development
x-tier: 3
x-tier-reason: bulk-registered-from-public-apis
tags:
- Development
- IP Address
- Geolocation
- IP Intelligence
- Public APIs
apis:
- aid: ipify:ipify-account-api
name: ipify Account API
description: Account balance and credit utilities.
humanURL: https://www.ipify.org/
baseURL: https://api.ipify.org
tags:
- Account
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/ipify-account-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://www.ipify.org/
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/ip-api-ip-response-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
url: json-structure/ip-api-ip-response-structure.json
- type: Examples
url: examples/ip-api-ip-response-example.json
- type: SourceCode
url: https://github.com/rdegges/ipify-api
- type: SDKs
url: https://github.com/rdegges/python-ipify
- type: SDKs
url: https://github.com/rdegges/go-ipify
- type: Documentation
url: https://geo.ipify.org/docs
- type: APIReference
url: https://geo.ipify.org/docs
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/geolocation-api-geolocation-response-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/geolocation-api-account-balance-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
url: json-structure/geolocation-api-geolocation-response-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
url: json-structure/geolocation-api-account-balance-structure.json
- type: Examples
url: examples/geolocation-api-geolocation-response-example.json
- type: Examples
url: examples/geolocation-api-account-balance-example.json
- type: Pricing
url: https://geo.ipify.org/pricing
- type: Authentication
url: https://geo.ipify.org/docs
- aid: ipify:ipify-geolocation-api
name: ipify Geolocation API
description: Resolve an IP, domain, or email to a country, region, city, and ISP.
humanURL: https://www.ipify.org/
baseURL: https://api.ipify.org
tags:
- Geolocation
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/ipify-geolocation-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://www.ipify.org/
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/ip-api-ip-response-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
url: json-structure/ip-api-ip-response-structure.json
- type: Examples
url: examples/ip-api-ip-response-example.json
- type: SourceCode
url: https://github.com/rdegges/ipify-api
- type: SDKs
url: https://github.com/rdegges/python-ipify
- type: SDKs
url: https://github.com/rdegges/go-ipify
- type: Documentation
url: https://geo.ipify.org/docs
- type: APIReference
url: https://geo.ipify.org/docs
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/geolocation-api-geolocation-response-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/geolocation-api-account-balance-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
url: json-structure/geolocation-api-geolocation-response-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
url: json-structure/geolocation-api-account-balance-structure.json
- type: Examples
url: examples/geolocation-api-geolocation-response-example.json
- type: Examples
url: examples/geolocation-api-account-balance-example.json
- type: Pricing
url: https://geo.ipify.org/pricing
- type: Authentication
url: https://geo.ipify.org/docs
- aid: ipify:ipify-ip-address-api
name: ipify IP Address API
description: Operations that return the caller's public IP address.
humanURL: https://www.ipify.org/
baseURL: https://api.ipify.org
tags:
- IP Address
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/ipify-ip-address-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://www.ipify.org/
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/ip-api-ip-response-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
url: json-structure/ip-api-ip-response-structure.json
- type: Examples
url: examples/ip-api-ip-response-example.json
- type: SourceCode
url: https://github.com/rdegges/ipify-api
- type: SDKs
url: https://github.com/rdegges/python-ipify
- type: SDKs
url: https://github.com/rdegges/go-ipify
- type: Documentation
url: https://geo.ipify.org/docs
- type: APIReference
url: https://geo.ipify.org/docs
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/geolocation-api-geolocation-response-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/geolocation-api-account-balance-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
url: json-structure/geolocation-api-geolocation-response-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
url: json-structure/geolocation-api-account-balance-structure.json
- type: Examples
url: examples/geolocation-api-geolocation-response-example.json
- type: Examples
url: examples/geolocation-api-account-balance-example.json
- type: Pricing
url: https://geo.ipify.org/pricing
- type: Authentication
url: https://geo.ipify.org/docs
common:
- type: IssueTracker
url: https://github.com/rdegges/ipify-api/issues
- type: License
name: MIT
url: https://github.com/rdegges/ipify-api/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: AgenticAccess
url: agentic-access/ipify-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
url: security/ipify-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
url: authentication/ipify-authentication.yml
- type: Website
url: https://www.ipify.org/
- type: PublicAPIsListing
url: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis
- type: GitHubRepository
title: ipify-api (server)
url: https://github.com/rdegges/ipify-api
- type: GitHubRepository
title: python-ipify
url: https://github.com/rdegges/python-ipify
- type: GitHubRepository
title: go-ipify
url: https://github.com/rdegges/go-ipify
- type: JSONLD
url: json-ld/ipify-context.jsonld
- type: SpectralRules
url: rules/ipify-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
url: vocabulary/ipify-vocabulary.yml
- type: Plans
url: plans/ipify-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
url: rate-limits/ipify-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
url: finops/ipify-finops.yml
- type: Features
data:
- name: Public IP Lookup
description: Return the caller's public IPv4, IPv6, or dual-stack address with zero authentication.
- name: Multi-Format Response
description: Plain text, JSON, or JSONP — pick what the client speaks natively.
- name: Credit-Metered Geolocation
description: Resolve IP, domain, or email to country/region/city, ISP, and ASN.
- name: Reverse DNS Lookup
description: Optionally return up to five reverse-DNS associated domains for an IP.
- name: Account Balance Endpoint
description: Query remaining credits on the API key in real time.
- name: 100 req/s Rate Ceiling
description: Hard 100 requests/second per API key on the Geolocation API.
- name: Open Source Server
description: The free public IP server is MIT/Unlicense-licensed Go (github.com/rdegges/ipify-api).
- type: UseCases
data:
- name: Cloud Server Provisioning
description: Bootstrapping cloud instances that need to know their own egress IP.
- name: Firewall Tunneling Setup
description: Configuring SSH/VPN tunnels that need the client's current public IP.
- name: Geotargeted Content
description: Personalize banners, currency, or language based on visitor country/city.
- name: Fraud Detection
description: Flag suspicious traffic by ASN, ISP, or geographic mismatch.
- name: Compliance Geofencing
description: Block or restrict access from disallowed regions or countries.
- name: Bot and Scraping Defense
description: Cross-reference IP origin with AS classification (Hosting vs ISP) for traffic scoring.
- type: Integrations
data:
- name: WhoisXML API
description: Geolocation product line is part of WhoisXML API's broader IP/DNS intelligence catalog.
- name: Heroku
description: Public IP API server (rdegges/ipify-api) is deployed on Heroku.
- name: 20+ Community Client Libraries
description: Bash, C, Clojurescript, Crystal, Dart, Elixir, Go, Java, Kotlin, .NET, Node.js, Objective-C, PHP, Python,
R, Rust, Swift, Xojo, and more.
- type: Solutions
data:
- name: Free Public IP Lookup
description: Drop-in HTTP call to api.ipify.org with no signup. Best for client-side IP discovery.
- name: Server-Side IP Geolocation
description: Credit-metered Geolocation API for backend enrichment of inbound traffic.
- name: Reverse IP Enrichment
description: Geolocation API with `reverseIp=1` for associating an IP with up to five domains.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
email: kin@apievangelist.com
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