IPLocate Blog
How geolocation works for satellite internet users
Satellite internet providers like Starlink and Geosat present unique geolocation challenges. Learn how to detect and handle satellite connections in your applications.
What are anycast networks?
Learn about anycast networks, how they work, and how they can be detected and geolocated.
Introducing anycast and satellite detection
New is_anycast and is_satellite fields are now available to all users across all plans, providing better context about IP address networking infrastructure.
How to use IPLocate with OPNsense
OPNsense is an open-source firewall and routing platform. Learn how to use IPLocate’s free and accurate geolocation data to power your OPNsense firewall rules.
Get paid to build a new SDK or integration
Help make our high-quality IP geolocation data more accessible to all. Build a new SDK or integration and get paid for it.
IPinfo pricing: how it works and compares to IPLocate
Explore the details of IPinfo’s pricing, its limitations, and what makes IPLocate a more transparent and scalable alternative.
New geolocation libraries for Go, PHP, Python, and Java
We’ve added new libraries for Go, PHP, Python, and Java. These libraries make it even easier to use IP geolocation data in your applications.
Why we provide all IP address data on every plan
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
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?
We review the top IP geolocation APIs in 2025, including IPLocate, MaxMind, IPinfo, and others.
Meet IPLocate’s free IP data downloads
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
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
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
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
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?
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
Discover practical ways IP geolocation data powers personalization, security, compliance, and insights for any online business.
How to redirect users by country with JavaScript
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
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?
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
Discover how IPLocate.io stands out with accurate IP geolocation and threat data, a generous free tier, and developer-friendly tools.
How to show a local weather forecast using IPLocate and OpenWeatherMap
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
Learn how to replace getCurrentPosition() with IP-based geolocation.
IPv4 vs IPv6: What's the difference?
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?
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
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?
Learn what's behind those numbers, and what data you can get from an IP address.