MaxMind

aid: maxmind
name: MaxMind
description: 'MaxMind is an IP intelligence and fraud prevention company founded in 2002, serving over 100,000 businesses
  worldwide. Their GeoIP web services provide accurate IP geolocation data including country, city, ISP, organization, ASN,
  connection type, and VPN/proxy detection. Their minFraud services offer real-time transaction risk scoring using over 80
  data points on IPs, email addresses, devices, and payment cards to help businesses detect and prevent fraud. MaxMind also
  offers downloadable GeoIP databases and the free GeoLite2 dataset for developers who prefer local lookups over API calls.

  '
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/maxmind/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- IP Intelligence
- Geolocation
- Fraud Prevention
- Risk Scoring
- VPN Detection
- Proxy Detection
- ISP Data
- GeoIP
apis:
- aid: maxmind:geoip-country
  name: GeoIP Country Web Service
  description: 'Returns country-level geolocation data for a given IP address, including country name, ISO code, continent,
    and registered country. Suitable for geo-targeting, content localization, and compliance use cases where city precision
    is not required. Queries are billed at $0.0001 per lookup using MaxMind''s shared credit system.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/docs/web-services/
  baseURL: https://geoip.maxmind.com
  tags:
  - Geolocation
  - Country
  - IP Intelligence
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/docs/web-services/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/maxmind-geoip-openapi.yml
  contact:
  - FN: MaxMind Support
    url: https://support.maxmind.com/
- aid: maxmind:geoip-city
  name: GeoIP City Plus Web Service
  description: 'Provides city-level geolocation data including city name, postal code, latitude and longitude with accuracy
    radius, metro code, time zone, and subdivisions. Also includes country, ISP, and organization data in a single response.
    Priced at $0.0003 per query and suitable for personalized user experiences, targeted advertising, and regional content
    delivery.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/docs/web-services/
  baseURL: https://geoip.maxmind.com
  tags:
  - Geolocation
  - City
  - IP Intelligence
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/docs/web-services/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/maxmind-geoip-openapi.yml
  contact:
  - FN: MaxMind Support
    url: https://support.maxmind.com/
- aid: maxmind:geoip-insights
  name: GeoIP Insights Web Service
  description: 'MaxMind''s most comprehensive IP data API, returning all GeoIP City Plus fields plus additional intelligence
    including connection type, ISP, organization, user type, domain, anonymous IP and proxy/VPN/Tor detection flags. Priced
    at $0.002 per query, it is designed for fraud prevention, security analytics, and advanced audience segmentation where
    maximum enrichment per IP lookup is needed.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/docs/web-services/
  baseURL: https://geoip.maxmind.com
  tags:
  - Geolocation
  - Insights
  - IP Intelligence
  - VPN Detection
  - Proxy Detection
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/docs/web-services/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/maxmind-geoip-openapi.yml
  contact:
  - FN: MaxMind Support
    url: https://support.maxmind.com/
- aid: maxmind:minfraud-score
  name: minFraud Score
  description: 'Returns a single overall transaction risk score (0–99) and an IP risk score for each transaction submitted.
    Accepts custom inputs and supports custom rules for risk tuning. At $0.005 per query, it is the most affordable entry
    point into MaxMind''s fraud prevention platform and is well-suited for high-volume screening where speed and cost efficiency
    take priority over data depth.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dev.maxmind.com/minfraud/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://minfraud.maxmind.com
  tags:
  - Fraud Prevention
  - Risk Scoring
  - Transaction Risk
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.maxmind.com/minfraud/api-documentation/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/maxmind-minfraud-openapi.yml
  contact:
  - FN: MaxMind Support
    url: https://support.maxmind.com/
- aid: maxmind:minfraud-insights
  name: minFraud Insights
  description: 'Extends minFraud Score with over 80 data points on IPs, email addresses, devices, and payment cards, plus
    IP risk reasons that explain contributing risk factors. At $0.015 per query, it is designed for e-commerce and payment
    platforms that need detailed signals to feed manual review queues or custom risk models.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dev.maxmind.com/minfraud/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://minfraud.maxmind.com
  tags:
  - Fraud Prevention
  - Risk Scoring
  - Transaction Risk
  - Email Risk
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.maxmind.com/minfraud/api-documentation/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/maxmind-minfraud-openapi.yml
  contact:
  - FN: MaxMind Support
    url: https://support.maxmind.com/
- aid: maxmind:minfraud-factors
  name: minFraud Factors
  description: 'MaxMind''s most detailed fraud-scoring tier, adding component-level risk factor decomposition on top of all
    minFraud Insights features. Returns the individual risk reasons that make up the composite transaction score, enabling
    model interpretability and rule refinement. Priced at $0.020 per query and best suited for fraud teams that need explainability
    alongside raw scores.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dev.maxmind.com/minfraud/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://minfraud.maxmind.com
  tags:
  - Fraud Prevention
  - Risk Scoring
  - Transaction Risk
  - Risk Factors
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.maxmind.com/minfraud/api-documentation/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/maxmind-minfraud-openapi.yml
  contact:
  - FN: MaxMind Support
    url: https://support.maxmind.com/
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.maxmind.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://dev.maxmind.com/
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/maxmind
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maxmind
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.maxmind.com/
- type: BlogFeed
  url: https://blog.maxmind.com/feed.xml
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.maxmind.com/en/solutions/fraud-prevention/plans-pricing
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.maxmind.com/
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/maxmind
- type: Plans
  url: plans/maxmind-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/maxmind-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/maxmind-finops.yml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/maxmind-context.jsonld
- type: BlogPosts
  url: blogs/blogs.json
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com