Work with Web Services

Test the Web Services

There are several approaches to testing the web services: You can get a sense of the data that is returned in our GeoIP2 City Plus web service with the free demo located on our main website. You c...

Lookup IP Addresses in the Web Services

Please note: Beginning in March 2024, MaxMind will begin enforcing its policies around API requests and endpoints. We will require use of the HTTPS protocol for all requests, and will require requ...

Sandbox for the GeoIP Web Services

The Sandbox version of the GeoIP web services only contains special, restricted test data. The test data will not provide accurate geolocation or IP intelligence data. If you would like to test yo...

Optimize my Web Service Integration

Work with your developers to make sure you're making GeoIP2 web service queries efficiently to keep your query volume manageable. Queries are sometimes referred to as "requests", "calls", or "loo...

Latency and Uptime for the GeoIP Web Services

The GeoIP web services are fast and reliable, with around 99.9% uptime since 2014. In the table below, you can see more precise uptime measurements per service, and internal latency for the service...