C++

ip2location.io GeoLocation API

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Demonstrates how to lookup Geolocation data for an IPv4 address using the ip2location.io GeoLocation API. C++

#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http;

    // Note: This is not a real API key.  Replace with your own...
    http.SetUrlVar("api_key","2C312FBC9E667E5A0211F5152E5A1333");
    http.SetUrlVar("ip_address","8.8.8.8");

    // Note: When first creating an ip2location.io account, make sure to at least subscribe to the free access.
    // Otherwise your API key will not yet work..
    const char *jsonStr = http.quickGetStr("https://api.ip2location.io/?key={$api_key}&ip={$ip_address}&format=json");
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    success = json.Load(jsonStr);

    std::cout << json.emit() << "\r\n";

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

    // {
    //   "ip": "8.8.8.8",
    //   "country_code": "US",
    //   "country_name": "United States of America",
    //   "region_name": "California",
    //   "city_name": "Mountain View",
    //   "latitude": 37.405992,
    //   "longitude": -122.078515,
    //   "zip_code": "94043",
    //   "time_zone": "-07:00",
    //   "asn": "15169",
    //   "as": "Google LLC",
    //   "is_proxy": false
    // }

    const char *ip = json.stringOf("ip");
    const char *country_code = json.stringOf("country_code");
    const char *country_name = json.stringOf("country_name");
    const char *region_name = json.stringOf("region_name");
    const char *city_name = json.stringOf("city_name");
    const char *latitude = json.stringOf("latitude");
    const char *longitude = json.stringOf("longitude");
    const char *zip_code = json.stringOf("zip_code");
    const char *time_zone = json.stringOf("time_zone");
    const char *asn = json.stringOf("asn");
    const char *v_as = json.stringOf("as");
    bool is_proxy = json.BoolOf("is_proxy");
    }