IP Intelligence

Endpoint

POST /v1/ip

Cost: 1 credit per request

Request body

{
  "ip": "8.8.8.8"
}

Field	Type	Required	Description
`ip`	string	Yes	IPv4 or IPv6 address to look up

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.datalinkapis.com/v1/ip \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dl_live_YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "ip": "8.8.8.8" }'

Response

{
  "ip": "8.8.8.8",
  "valid": true,
  "country": "United States",
  "country_code": "US",
  "region": "California",
  "city": "Mountain View",
  "latitude": 37.4056,
  "longitude": -122.0775,
  "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
  "isp": "Google LLC",
  "asn": "AS15169",
  "is_vpn": false,
  "is_proxy": false,
  "is_tor": false,
  "is_datacenter": true,
  "threat_score": 10,
  "credits_used": 1
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
`ip`	string	The IP address that was checked
`valid`	boolean	Whether the IP is a valid, routable address
`country`	string	Country name
`country_code`	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
`region`	string	Region or state
`city`	string	City
`latitude`	number	Latitude coordinate
`longitude`	number	Longitude coordinate
`timezone`	string	IANA timezone identifier
`isp`	string	Internet Service Provider name
`asn`	string	Autonomous System Number
`is_vpn`	boolean	Whether the IP is associated with a VPN service
`is_proxy`	boolean	Whether the IP is a known proxy
`is_tor`	boolean	Whether the IP is a Tor exit node
`is_datacenter`	boolean	Whether the IP belongs to a datacenter or cloud provider
`threat_score`	integer	Composite threat score 0–100. Higher = higher risk.
`credits_used`	integer	Credits deducted — always `1` for this endpoint

Use cases

Fraud prevention — flag signups or transactions from VPNs, Tor, or high-risk proxies
Geo-restriction — enforce regional access controls
Location personalisation — serve localised content based on country or timezone

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