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From where do you get your geolocation information? I've been using the free MaxMind GeoLite2 databases and the GeoIP2 Python API for this kind of thing, but fo
by warner25 3y ago
From where do you get your geolocation information? I've been using the free MaxMind GeoLite2 databases and the GeoIP2 Python API for this kind of thing, but for a lot of IP addresses that I'd like to map, I can only get down to the country (and even some of those seem suspect).
Is there any rate limit for queries?
- bswinnerton 3y agoIP Guide is also using MaxMind, I'm not familiar with many other data sources for that kind of data. Are you seeing discrepancies? No rate limits or auth for requests, but as mentioned below the api starts to load shed at 2k concurrent requests.
- warner25 3y agoThanks. Yeah, I was just hoping it might have access to some different data. I've seen no discrepancy. I tried one IP address that I've been trying to map, and I got the same answer.
- mmaunder 3y agoTheir city level data tends to be proprietary so maybe double check you’re ok in your use.
- ashu1461 3y agoHow big is the MaxMind database ?
- withinboredom 3y agoI have yet to see a geo-ip address for my IP that shows me even on the correct side of the country. I wouldn't trust this information as far as you can throw it ... and I've had this IP address for nearly 6 years now.
- reincoder 3y agoCan you check IPinfo.io, please? If we are showing any inaccuracy in your IP geolocation data for you, please reach out to us. We will fix that ASAP.
- withinboredom 3y agoyeah, it's very wrong. Showing "vpn: true" (actually a regular residential connection), wrong city, region, postcode, etc. Just like every other service out there. I don't see any way to report it though.
- reincoder 3y agoThat is really surprising. For geolocation correction, we have a self reporting system: ipinfo.io/corrections I forgot to add the link in my original comment. But as you mentioned we are showing VPN as true, that indicates a very interesting situation. Can you ping our support, please? https://ipinfo.io/support https://ipinfo.io/support If you can also mention that, you came from HN, that will be fantastic. We will open an engineering ticket first thing Monday and look closely into this. The situation is unusual, and I am sorry about the inconvenience.
- bswinnerton 3y agoI'd also suggest filing a correction with MaxMind, which is where most modern geolocation data is derived: https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip-location-correction https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip-location-correction.
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- wongarsu 3y agoTo be fair, some IPs simply can't reasonably be mapped beyond the country level (even if MaxMind often tries). For example in Germany some carriers just give you a random IP from a pool that is used for half the country, and will give you a new IP every 24 hours. How would you geolocate those with a downloadable database.