IP Address and DNS Information ip-api.com

ip-api.com

ip-api.com is a free service that provides information about your IP address and DNS.

• never requires an API key or registration
• the API schema will not change
• limited to 45 HTTP requests per minute from an IP address (free plan)

wget -qO - http://ip-api.com/
{
  "status"       : "success",
  "continent"    : "Europe",
  "continentCode": "EU",
  "country"      : "Germany",
  "countryCode"  : "DE",
  "region"       : "NI",
  "regionName"   : "Lower Saxony",
  "city"         : "Hanover",
  "district"     : "",
  "zip"          : "30163",
  "lat"          : 52.3957,
  "lon"          : 9.7424,
  "timezone"     : "Europe/Berlin",
  "offset"       : 3600,
  "currency"     : "EUR",
  "isp"          : "T-Mobile Deutschland",
  "org"          : "Telekom Deutschland GmbH",
  "as"           : "AS3320 Deutsche Telekom AG",
  "asname"       : "DTAG",
  "mobile"       : true,
  "proxy"        : false,
  "hosting"      : false,
  "query"        : "80.187.113.37"
}

Get your timezone

wget -qO - http://ip-api.com/line?fields=timezone
Europe/Berlin

DNS API

{
    "dns": {
        "geo": "Germany - Telekom Deutschland GmbH",
        "ip": "37.50.195.94"
    }
}

Limitations

The timezone detection relies on the accuracy of your public IP address location.

If your IP address is routed through a VPN or proxy, the detected timezone may not reflect your actual location.

Usage

Set System Timezone Based on your IP Address