{"slug":"abstract-ip-geolocation","name":"Abstract IP Geolocation API","category":"ip-intelligence","provider_slug":null,"publisher":"Abstract API Inc","publisher_type":"official","website":"https://www.abstractapi.com/api/ip-geolocation-api","summary":"Evaluate location and ASN enrichment, with company and security fields shown in higher-tier product examples. A free allowance supports evaluation; reconcile the public pricing and response-reference differences before committing to a paid integration.","tools":["IP Geolocation API"],"capabilities":["ip-geolocation","asn-lookup","proxy-detection","vpn-detection","tor-detection","hosting-detection"],"outputs":["json"],"connection":"http-api","billing_basis":"Each Abstract API has its own request subscription. Free IP Geolocation documents 1,000 monthly requests at 1 request per second. Current paid quotas, rate limits and prices are not quoted here because the public pages disagree.","facts":[{"key":"delivery","label":"Delivery","value":"The technical reference documents a key-authenticated HTTP API with JSON output. Its v1 schema differs from the current product-tier examples.","source_ids":["abstract-docs","abstract-product"]},{"key":"location","label":"Location data","value":"Country, region, city, postal code, coordinates and timezone appear in the reference and product examples. Their nesting and field names differ between those sources.","source_ids":["abstract-docs","abstract-product"]},{"key":"network","label":"ASN and network","value":"Current Starter examples include ASN fields; Standard adds company information. The v1 reference separately documents ASN, ISP, organization and connection type.","source_ids":["abstract-docs","abstract-product"]},{"key":"privacy","label":"Privacy signals","value":"Current Professional examples show separate VPN, proxy, Tor, hosting and relay flags. The v1 reference defines security.is_vpn as VPN or proxy combined; confirm the schema supplied by the chosen plan.","source_ids":["abstract-docs","abstract-product"]},{"key":"access","label":"Access and free use","value":"An IP Geolocation API key is required. Pricing documents 1,000 free monthly requests at 1 request per second, with no card. Free commercial-use permission is not explicit in the reviewed terms.","source_ids":["abstract-docs","abstract-pricing","abstract-terms"]},{"key":"billing","label":"Billing unit","value":"Each API is billed separately by request subscription, with overage and possible automatic-upgrade terms. Public pages disagree on paid quotas and rate limits, so reconcile the applicable paid quote before purchase.","source_ids":["abstract-pricing","abstract-product","abstract-terms"]},{"key":"ipv6","label":"IP versions","value":"The v1 technical reference accepts both IPv4 and IPv6 in ip_address; omitting the parameter uses the caller's address.","source_ids":["abstract-docs"]},{"label":"Free evaluation fields","value":"The pricing FAQ says the free IP plan includes security and company fields. That statement does not resolve the differences between its current product examples and the linked v1 reference.","source_ids":["abstract-pricing","abstract-docs","abstract-product"]}],"decision_rows":[{"when":"You want to evaluate location and ASN fields","request":"Start with the free IP Geolocation allowance and its API-specific key.","check":"Check the response used by your account against the fields your application needs; the published schemas differ.","billing":"The documented free allowance is 1,000 requests per month at 1 request per second.","source_ids":["abstract-docs","abstract-pricing","abstract-product"]},{"when":"You need company information alongside location","request":"Evaluate the Standard tier described in the product examples.","check":"Confirm the actual response contract and commercial terms before committing; v1 field paths are not interchangeable with the newer examples.","billing":"Obtain the applicable paid quote; this comparison does not resolve the conflicting paid volumes and rate limits.","source_ids":["abstract-product","abstract-pricing","abstract-terms"]},{"when":"You need separate VPN, proxy and Tor signals","request":"Evaluate Professional's documented product example.","check":"Confirm separate flag availability and schema. The linked v1 reference only defines a combined VPN/proxy field.","billing":"Paid usage is metered separately for this API and can incur overages or an automatic upgrade under the terms.","source_ids":["abstract-product","abstract-docs","abstract-pricing","abstract-terms"]}],"setup":["Obtain a key for IP Geolocation; keys for other Abstract APIs are separate.","Confirm the plan and response version before implementing field paths. The v1 reference documents api_key and an optional ip_address parameter.","Keep unavailable location/network values distinct from negative detection results.","Before paid use, reconcile the subscription quote, field contract, request allowance, per-second limit and overage behavior."],"limitations":["Current product cards and the pricing FAQ disagree on paid quotas, per-second limits and effective prices. Exact paid figures are deliberately unlisted pending reconciliation.","The linked v1 reference and current tier examples use different response shapes. This record does not promise a single schema across them.","The Enterprise card mentions a commercial license, but that does not establish that other tiers prohibit business use; free commercial permission remains unclear from the reviewed sources.","Terms allow paid overages and automatic upgrades under stated volume or repeated rate-limit conditions. IP location and security labels are estimates/classifications, not proof about a person."],"sources":[{"id":"abstract-docs","label":"Abstract IP Geolocation API documentation","url":"https://docs.abstractapi.com/api/ip-geolocation","checked_at":"2026-10-01"},{"id":"abstract-product","label":"Abstract IP Geolocation API","url":"https://www.abstractapi.com/api/ip-geolocation-api","checked_at":"2026-10-01"},{"id":"abstract-pricing","label":"Abstract API Pricing","url":"https://www.abstractapi.com/pricing","checked_at":"2026-10-01"},{"id":"abstract-terms","label":"Abstract API Legal: Terms of Use","url":"https://www.abstractapi.com/legal/legal","checked_at":"2026-10-01"}],"checked_at":"2026-10-01","review_due":"2026-10-15","evidence":"documented","url":"https://workingproxysites.info/tools/abstract-ip-geolocation","provider_url":null,"review_overdue":false}