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Since the establishment of ipapi.is in late 2022, the API has grown to become a new serious contender in the IP API field. One of the oldest and most reputable IP API services is ipinfo.io. This blog post discusses the question whether ipapi.is is a viable alternative to ipinfo.io and if ipapi.is might even the better option for some organizations in the cybersecurity field, since the pricing of ipapi.is is much lower, while the data accuracy is similar if not better.

This blog post discusses the accuracy of the company object in the ipapi.is API. The company object is one of the most crucial elements of the API and provides information about the organization that owns an IP address. The blog post compares the accuracy of company data between ipapi.is and its main competitors. The results prove that ipapi.is has the most accurate company data.

This blog post compares the API data quality and pricing of ipapi.is to its main competitors, namely ipinfo.io, ipdata.co, and ip-api.com. Even though this blog post is written from the perspective of ipapi.is and thus is biased, the research methodology is open and readers can reproduce the obtained results.

VPN Detection is an integral part of the API and is covered by the is_vpn API flag. This blog article introduces a systematic process that demonstrates how to detect most well known VPN providers. It turns out that systematic VPN exit node enumeration is the most reliable method of detecting VPN IP addresses.

This blog post covers the new abuser_score API field that was recently added to the API. The abuser_score can be found both in the company object and the asn object. The abuser_score is a very helpful metric that quickly gives an overall estimation how reputable the whole ASN or network is.

This tutorial provides an in-depth explanation of how to use ipapi.is to protect your website or app from unwanted or malicious traffic. The article discusses the strengths and weaknesses of ipapi.is honestly and explains how to use the API most effectively from an IT security perspective.

This blog article explores whether using Reverse DNS lookups across the entire IPv4 address space can enrich IP API data. The idea is to utilize Reverse DNS data to enhance IP Geolocation accuracy and to determine the connection type of IP addresses.

WHOIS data is the most crucial data source for ipapi.is, as it allows the derivation of the organization that owns a specific IP address. Additionally, WHOIS records can be used to derive useful metadata such as domain names, email addresses, and geolocation intelligence.

In this blog post, we describe in depth how the IP ranges of a substantial part of the hosting providers on the Internet can be detected. Knowing whether an IP address belongs to a hosting provider or not helps in making better IT security decisions.