FreeIPAPI
Free IP geolocation JSON
City, region, country and timezone from an IPv4 or IPv6 address. No key on the public JSON routes.
GET https://freeipapi.com/api/json/8.8.8.8
{
"ipVersion": 4,
"ipAddress": "8.8.8.8",
"latitude": 37.422,
"longitude": -122.085,
"countryName": "United States",
"countryCode": "US",
"capital": "Washington D.C.",
"phoneCodes": [
1
]
}curl "https://freeipapi.com/api/json/8.8.8.8"const res = await fetch("https://freeipapi.com/api/json/8.8.8.8");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://freeipapi.com/api/json/8.8.8.8")
print(res.json())THIS API IS DEAD — NOTHING TO RUN
/json/8.8.8.8PROBEDFree IP geolocation JSON
/jsonJson — documented GET route.
/json/1Json details by ID (example: 1).
/json?limit=10Json — documented GET route.
/json/search?q=testSearch by query parameters.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.
FreeIPAPI: common questions
Is FreeIPAPI free to use?
Yes — FreeIPAPI is a free geo & maps API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does FreeIPAPI need an API key?
No — FreeIPAPI needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).
Can I call FreeIPAPI from the browser?
Not directly — FreeIPAPI doesn't send browser-friendly CORS headers, so call it from a server or proxy instead. Copy the curl or Python snippet on this page to get started.
Is FreeIPAPI up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, FreeIPAPI is dead. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.