Add server-side geolocation to a Node or PHP app
Call the IP lookup endpoint directly from your backend code, whether you are running Node or PHP, with no client script involved.
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#server-side
Migrating a server-side integration without touching the client
A server-side geocoding migration can often be invisible to the client applications that depend on it. Here is how to design it that way.
Add a "detect my location" button without the browser prompt
Skip the browser's location permission dialog by detecting an approximate location from the visitor's IP address entirely on your own server.
Why we didn't build a browser SDK first
A browser SDK for a server-side lookup mostly just moves your API key somewhere a visitor's browser can see it. That is not a convenience worth having.
Why privacy by default should be the norm, not a selling point
A privacy feature you have to enable was designed to be off by default. Privacy that actually matters should not need a toggle switch at all.
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.