IPLocate Blog
Insights, updates, and expert knowledge about IP geolocation, cybersecurity, and maximizing the value of IP data.

Why we provide all IP address data on every plan
IPLocate Team • May 30, 2025
Lite? Plus? Enterprise? Pro Max? Not with IPLocate. One API, one data tier, all of our high-quality data.

Why we don’t provide threat scores
IPLocate Team • May 02, 2025
About ‘threat scores’, and why granular IP intelligence data helps you build more transparent, flexible security and threat solutions.

What is the best IP Geolocation API in 2025?
IPLocate Team • April 19, 2025
We review the top IP geolocation APIs in 2025, including IPLocate, MaxMind, IPinfo, and others.

Meet IPLocate’s free IP data downloads
IPLocate Team • April 14, 2025
IP to Country and IP to ASN databases, updated daily, open license with no usage restrictions.

How users hide their IP address, and how to detect them
IPLocate Team • March 17, 2025
We explore how users hide their IP address, reasons why users might do this, and why it can be useful to detect them using the IPLocate API.

How to detect VPN users on your website
IPLocate Team • March 16, 2025
Learn how to detect VPN users on your website using the IPLocate API. Useful for fraud prevention, geo-restrictions, and threat detection.

How to detect hosting providers by IP address
IPLocate Team • March 15, 2025
Learn how to detect whether an IP address belongs to a hosting provider like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or hundreds of others.

Blocking malicious traffic and bots with IPLocate
IPLocate Team • February 28, 2025
Learn how to detect and block bots, scrapers, and abusive IPs using IPLocate's IP intelligence API. Practical techniques for threat detection, hosting provider identification, and dynamic response strategies.

What is a Geofeed? How do I set one up?
IPLocate Team • October 30, 2024
Learn what a geofeed is, how they improve IP geolocation, and how to set one up and submit it to providers like IPLocate.

Top ways to use IP geolocation data
IPLocate Team • August 01, 2024
Discover practical ways IP geolocation data powers personalization, security, compliance, and insights for any online business.

How to redirect users by country with JavaScript
IPLocate Team • June 24, 2024
Learn how to use JavaScript and the IPLocate IP geolocation API to redirect users based on their country.

How to automatically detect and select a user's country
IPLocate Team • June 20, 2024
Learn how to personalize your website by detecting the visitor’s country using IP geolocation with the IPLocate API.

What is an autonomous system? What are ASNs?
IPLocate Team • June 11, 2024
An Autonomous System (AS) is a large network—or a collection of networks—that operates under a single routing policy. Each AS is assigned a unique number called an Autonomous System Number (ASN).

Why choose IPLocate for your IP address data
IPLocate Team • May 14, 2023
Discover how IPLocate.io stands out with accurate IP geolocation and threat data, a generous free tier, and developer-friendly tools.

Recipe: How to show a local weather forecast using IPLocate and OpenWeatherMap
IPLocate Team • December 30, 2021
Learn how to display personalized weather forecasts on your website using the free IPLocate and OpenWeatherMap APIs. Snippets for Javascript, PHP, Python, and Ruby.

Replacing getCurrentPosition() with IP-based geolocation
IPLocate Team • June 11, 2020
Learn how to replace getCurrentPosition() with IP-based geolocation.

IPv4 vs IPv6: What's the difference?
IPLocate Team • June 10, 2020
IPv4 and IPv6 are two different versions of the Internet Protocol. Learn how they differ and how geolocation works with each.

How accurate is IP geolocation?
IPLocate Team • June 06, 2020
Can an IP address reveal your street address? Find out how accurate IP geolocation is.

Introduction to IP geolocation: How it works and why it matters
IPLocate Team • February 04, 2019
Learn how IP geolocation technology works, its applications, and why it's important for businesses and developers.

What is an IP address? What can it reveal?
IPLocate Team • February 01, 2019
Learn what's behind those numbers, and what data you can get from an IP address.