Tell IPv4 and IPv6 visitors apart in your logs
Read the version field on an IP lookup to know whether a visitor connected over IPv4 or IPv6, and why the distinction matters for logs and quota.
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Step by step: geocode an address list, geolocate visitors, build an elevation profile, find the time zone of a point.
Detect a visitor's country for tax and currency defaults
Use a visitor's IP address to set a sensible default country, tax rate, and currency before they type a single character into your form.
Geolocate a visitor by IP without a third-party script
Look up a visitor's approximate location from their IP address entirely on your server, with no JavaScript tag or browser script involved.
Build an elevation profile for a hiking or cycling route
Send a list of points along a route and get the elevation at each one back in a single request, ready to chart without further lookups.
Convert a UTC timestamp to local time for your users
Show timestamps in a visitor's local time instead of raw UTC, using their coordinates and a single time zone lookup with the right timestamp.
Find the time zone for any latitude and longitude
Turn any pair of coordinates into a time zone name, current UTC offset, and abbreviation with one API call, ready for your own date library.
Look up the postal code for a partial address
Get the postal code back from an address that is missing one, using the same forward geocoding call you already have in your checkout or signup form.
Add address autocomplete to a checkout form
Wire up address suggestions as a customer types, cutting down on typos and abandoned checkout forms without a mapping library or extra scripts.
Reverse geocode a list of coordinates without writing a loop
Send a list of latitude and longitude pairs to the reverse endpoint in one call and get back an address for each one, in order, without extra overhead.
Geocode a spreadsheet of addresses in one batch request
Turn a spreadsheet export into a single POST request and get back one geocoded result per row, without writing a request loop or paying for extra calls.
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