(SQL Server) ipapi.co IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

Demonstrates how to lookup Geolocation data for an IPv4 address using the ipapi.co REST API.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @http int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Lookup an IPv4 address: 149.250.207.170  (this was a randomly chosen address)
    DECLARE @jsonStr nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetStr', @jsonStr OUT, 'https://ipapi.co/149.250.207.170/json'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @json int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @json OUT

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @json, 'EmitCompact', 0
    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Load', @success OUT, @jsonStr

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- Sample output:
    -- Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    -- Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    -- {
    --   "ip": "149.250.207.170",
    --   "city": "B�blingen",
    --   "region": "Baden-W�rttemberg",
    --   "region_code": null,
    --   "country": "DE",
    --   "country_name": "Germany",
    --   "continent_code": "EU",
    --   "in_eu": true,
    --   "postal": null,
    --   "latitude": null,
    --   "longitude": null,
    --   "timezone": null,
    --   "utc_offset": null,
    --   "country_calling_code": "+49",
    --   "currency": "EUR",
    --   "languages": "de",
    --   "asn": "AS15854",
    --   "org": "EntServ Deutschland GmbH"
    -- }

    DECLARE @ip nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @city nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @region nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @region_code nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @country nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @country_name nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @continent_code nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @in_eu int

    DECLARE @postal nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @latitude nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @longitude nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @timezone nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @utc_offset nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @country_calling_code nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @currency nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @languages nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @asn nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @org nvarchar(4000)

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @ip OUT, 'ip'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @city OUT, 'city'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @region OUT, 'region'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @region_code OUT, 'region_code'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @country OUT, 'country'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @country_name OUT, 'country_name'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @continent_code OUT, 'continent_code'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'BoolOf', @in_eu OUT, 'in_eu'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @postal OUT, 'postal'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @latitude OUT, 'latitude'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @longitude OUT, 'longitude'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @timezone OUT, 'timezone'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @utc_offset OUT, 'utc_offset'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @country_calling_code OUT, 'country_calling_code'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @currency OUT, 'currency'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @languages OUT, 'languages'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @asn OUT, 'asn'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @org OUT, 'org'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json


END
GO