Overview
Summary	IP address lookup services
Category	Mapping
Tags	internet mapping
Date Added	2008-05-25
Description	From their site: MaxMind GeoIP is a collection of APIs for looking up the location of an IP address. It includes support for lookup of country, region, city, latitude, and longitude. We offer both GeoIP and Credit Card Fraud Detection web services. There are no databases or software to install.
API Home Page	http://www.maxmind.com/app/api
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Protocol
Protocols	REST
Data Formats	XML
Service Endpoint	http://geoip1.maxmind.com/a
Functionality
API Groups	Country, City, Region, Latitude, and Longitude
Example API Methods
Client Install Required	No
Security
Authentication Model	Via license key
SSL Support	No
Read-only Without Login	No
Support
Vendor API Kits	C Library, Perl Module, PHP Module, Apache Module (mod_geoip), Java Class, Python Class, C# Class, Ruby Module, MS COM Object (includes sample ASP, ColdFusion, Pascal, PHP, Perl, Python, and Visual Basic code), VB.NET (Only works with GeoIP Country)
Community API Kits	SourceForge MaxMind GeoIP project
API Blog
Site Blog
API Forum	Forum
Developer Support	Support Center
Signup and Licensing
Signup Requirements	Test account available, Site license required
Developer Key Required	Yes
Account with Service Required	Yes
Commercial Licensing
Non-Commercial Licensing	GNU General Public License (GPL)
Data Licensing
Usage Fees	Tiered, starts at $5 per month
Usage Limits	Tiered, and if high-volume needed, must contact them
Terms of Service	Usage terms and license agreement

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