{"slug":"ipapi-co","name":"ipapi.co","category":"ip-intelligence","provider_slug":null,"publisher":"Kloudend Inc.","publisher_type":"official","website":"https://ipapi.co/","summary":"Kloudend's location and ASN API supports JSON, XML, CSV, YAML and plain-text field lookups. Its free trial is for development; production use and response-retention terms need a separate check.","tools":["ipapi.co IP Location API"],"capabilities":["ip-geolocation","asn-lookup"],"outputs":["json","jsonp","xml","csv","yaml","plaintext"],"connection":"http-api","billing_basis":"Paid plans provide monthly lookup allowances with monthly or annual billing. Repeated queries for the same IP count separately; the free trial is for testing and development.","facts":[{"key":"delivery","label":"Delivery","value":"Hosted location API with JSON, JSONP, XML, CSV and YAML responses. Single-field endpoints return plain text.","source_ids":["ipapico-docs"]},{"key":"location","label":"Location data","value":"City, region, country, postal code, coordinates and timezone, with additional country, currency and language metadata.","source_ids":["ipapico-docs"]},{"key":"network","label":"ASN and network","value":"ASN and organization are documented fields. Hostname is an optional beta add-on requiring separate enablement.","source_ids":["ipapico-docs"]},{"key":"privacy","label":"Privacy signals","value":"The inspected field reference documents location and ASN data; it does not document proxy, VPN or Tor detection fields.","source_ids":["ipapico-docs"]},{"key":"access","label":"Access and free use","value":"The free trial is for testing/development and is not for production use. Paid signup supplies a token that is included in the API query string.","source_ids":["ipapico-pricing"]},{"key":"billing","label":"Billing unit","value":"Plans count monthly IP lookups; each repeated lookup of the same address counts again. The entry plan lists 60,000 lookups for $15/month plus tax or $144/year.","source_ids":["ipapico-pricing"]},{"key":"ipv6","label":"IP versions","value":"The API documents both IPv4 and IPv6 support.","source_ids":["ipapico-docs"]},{"label":"Vendor identity","value":"ipapi.co is provided by Kloudend Inc. It is a separate service from APILayer's ipapi.com.","source_ids":["ipapico-terms","ipapicom-faq"]},{"label":"Response retention","value":"Terms dated 28 January 2026 limit data retention to the minimum necessary for immediate use, capped at 24 hours, and prohibit persistent copies, databases or archives.","source_ids":["ipapico-terms"]}],"decision_rows":[{"when":"You need only one location field","request":"Use a documented single-field endpoint such as country or timezone.","check":"The result is plain text; use the full endpoint when several fields are needed.","billing":"A lookup counts even when it repeats an address queried earlier.","source_ids":["ipapico-docs","ipapico-pricing"]},{"when":"You are moving a prototype into production","request":"Choose a paid plan and add the supplied authentication token.","check":"The free trial explicitly excludes production use; hostname is a separate optional add-on.","billing":"Size the monthly allowance by all lookups, including repeats.","source_ids":["ipapico-pricing","ipapico-docs"]},{"when":"You want to retain enrichment results in a permanent database","request":"Check the published retention and reuse terms before integrating.","check":"The terms prohibit persistent API-data archives and restrict retention to immediate use, capped at 24 hours.","billing":"A paid lookup allowance does not remove the published retention restriction.","source_ids":["ipapico-terms","ipapico-pricing"]}],"setup":["Choose a full response format or a plain-text field endpoint according to the fields the application needs.","For production, select a paid plan and include the issued authentication token as instructed in the signup documentation.","Supply the known public IP for server-side enrichment; the origin endpoint returns the public IP of the requesting client.","Check the response-retention terms before storing results, and request hostname enablement separately if it is required."],"limitations":["ipapi.co is distinct from ipapi.com; APILayer security modules and pricing do not apply to this Kloudend service.","The free trial is unsuitable for production use under the published pricing conditions.","The inspected field reference does not establish proxy, VPN or Tor detection capability.","IP location data is approximate and the terms prohibit using it to locate a particular household, individual or street address.","Published retention conditions prevent treating the API as an unrestricted source for a permanent enrichment database."],"sources":[{"id":"ipapico-docs","label":"ipapi.co API Reference","url":"https://ipapi.co/api/","checked_at":"2026-10-01"},{"id":"ipapico-pricing","label":"ipapi.co Pricing Plans","url":"https://ipapi.co/pricing/","checked_at":"2026-10-01"},{"id":"ipapico-terms","label":"ipapi.co Terms of Service","url":"https://ipapi.co/terms/","checked_at":"2026-10-01"},{"id":"ipapicom-faq","label":"ipapi.com FAQ","url":"https://ipapi.com/faq","checked_at":"2026-10-01"}],"checked_at":"2026-10-01","review_due":"2026-10-15","evidence":"documented","url":"https://workingproxysites.info/tools/ipapi-co","provider_url":null,"review_overdue":false}