(Perl) geo.ipify.org IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

Demonstrates how to lookup Geolocation data for an IPv4 address using the geo.ipify.org REST API.

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use chilkat();

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# Lookup an IPv4 address: 8.8.8.8
$jsonStr = $http->quickGetStr("https://geo.ipify.org/api/v1?apiKey=API_KEY&ipAddress=8.8.8.8");
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->put_EmitCompact(0);
$success = $json->Load($jsonStr);

print $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",
#   "location": {
#     "country": "IT",
#     "region": "Lombardy",
#     "city": "Milan",
#     "lat": 45.4707,
#     "lng": 9.1889,
#     "postalCode": "20147",
#     "timezone": "+02:00"
#   }
# }

$ip = $json->stringOf("ip");
$locationCountry = $json->stringOf("location.country");
$locationRegion = $json->stringOf("location.region");
$locationCity = $json->stringOf("location.city");
$locationLat = $json->stringOf("location.lat");
$locationLng = $json->stringOf("location.lng");
$locationPostalCode = $json->stringOf("location.postalCode");
$locationTimezone = $json->stringOf("location.timezone");