Protecting your account is more important than ever, and you can add an extra layer of security by enabling Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) in IP2Location.io. This simple yet highly effective feature helps safeguard your data from unauthorized access, ensuring that only you can log into your account. It takes only a […]
IP2Location.io: IP Access List
IP2Location.io IP Access List provides an additional layer of security by allowing you to restrict API endpoint access to specific IP addresses or ranges. This ensures that only trusted sources can interact with IP2Location.io Geolocation API services with your API key. Unauthorized API access leads to both data breaches and […]
IPv4 Address 2025 Infographics
Introduction An IP address is a unique identifier that allows devices to communicate over the internet. It is essential for our daily activities, such as browsing websites, streaming videos and so on. The most commonly used version, IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4), employs a 32-bit addressing scheme that connects billions […]
How to use IP2Location.io library in Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails, commonly known as Rails, is a powerful, open-source web application framework designed with the Ruby programming language. It follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture, which divides application logic into three distinct yet interconnected components: models handle data and business logic, views manage the user interface, and controllers connect […]
How to use IP2Proxy library in Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails, commonly known as Rails, is an open-source web application framework built using the Ruby programming language. It adheres to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern, a design standard that divides an application’s structure into three distinct components: models, views and controllers. Models handle data and business logic, views […]
How to use IP2Location library in Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails, often referred to as Rails, is an open-source web application framework written in the Ruby programming language. It follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern, which organizes application logic into three interconnected layers: models (data), views (user interface) and controllers (application logic). Rails emphasizes convention over configuration, meaning […]
A Comprehensive Guide to IPv4 and IPv6 CIDR
Introduction to CIDR Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) is an IP address allocation technique designed to enhance data routing efficiency across the internet. CIDR enables the representation of IP addresses in a more scalable way. Therefore, this helps to prevent the rapid exhaustion of IPv4 addresses. This article provides a IPv4 […]
How to use IP2WHOIS API in n8n?
Introduction n8n is a secure, AI-driven workflow automation tool designed for technical professionals. You can easily gather data from different services in n8n by using different integrations available. One of the key feature that make it stand apart of other automation platform such as Zapier and Make, is that they […]
Finding and Using Geofeed File (RFC 9632)
We’ve previously covered what is a Geofeed file as specified by RFC 8805 specification. If you are not sure what is a Geofeed file, please read https://blog.ip2location.com/knowledge-base/what-is-geofeed/ first as it is related to this article. In this article, we’ll go through the basics of RFC 9632 which specify a method […]
What is DDoS Attack and How to Protect Your Website
Introduction Websites are essential for businesses, organizations, and individuals. However, this connectivity also exposes them to cyber threat which is the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. This article will explain what are DDoS attacks and how to safeguard your website from them, preventing potential financial losses. What is a […]