How to lookup IP location on Twitter

Notice: We regret to inform you that we are no longer support the IP2Location Twitter Bot. You can now lookup an IP location by tweeting a message to IP2Location Twitter account. There is no additional configuration required to use this service. By just mentioning us (@ip2location) with an IP address, […]

What is usage type

IP2Location groups IP addresses into 12 usage types based on the function of the organization/business unit. These usage type classifications are useful especially if you would like to filter certain ranges of IP addresses for your needs. For example, you could check the EDU IP address ranges if you want […]

Never run out of credit for web service call

We understand the frustration that you might face when your geo-location API call suddenly get suspended due to insufficient credit. Many reasons could lead to this happening, for example, you are too busy and have no time monitor the credits level, your website suddenly swamped with traffics, you may be […]

How to add additional notifications

IP2Location has now supported 3 additional notification methods, providing user more flexible ways to receive message of the updates and important events. In addition to the existing email notification, you can now opt for the SMS notification (for free) and Slack notification. Below are the summary of new notifications supported. […]

How to Use IP2Location Database in Laravel Framework

This tutorial shows you on how to import IP2Location DB3 (IP-Country-Region-City) into a MySQL database server and retrieve the geolocation information for viewing. First of all, we assumed that the Laravel Framework and MySQL database server had been properly set up before following this tutorial. Download the IP2Location DB3 (IP-Country-Region-City) database from https://www.ip2location.com. Unzip the […]

Add IP2Location Database as NetScaler’s Location File

This tutorial shows you on how to add the IP2Location database as the location file for NetScaler GLSB (Global Server Load Balancing) configuration. NetScaler supported 4 types of IP2Location database, the CSV format file, namely the IP-Country database (DB1 or DB1.LITE), IP-Country-ISP (DB2), IP-Country-Region-City (DB3 or DB3.LITE) and IP-Country-Region-City-ISP (DB4). The DB1, DB2, DB3 and DB4 are the commercial packages […]