PureBasic

api.db-ip.com IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

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Demonstrates how to lookup Geolocation data for an IPv4 address using the api.db-ip.com REST API. PureBasic

IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Lookup an IPv4 address: 149.250.207.170  (this was a randomly chosen address)
    jsonStr.s = CkHttp::ckQuickGetStr(http,"http://api.db-ip.com/v2/free/149.250.207.170")
    If CkHttp::ckLastMethodSuccess(http) = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    json.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If json.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(json, 0)
    success = CkJsonObject::ckLoad(json,jsonStr)

    Debug CkJsonObject::ckEmit(json)

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

    ; {
    ;   "ipAddress": "149.250.207.170",
    ;   "continentCode": "EU",
    ;   "continentName": "Europe",
    ;   "countryCode": "DE",
    ;   "countryName": "Germany",
    ;   "stateProv": "Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg",
    ;   "city": "B\u00f6blingen"
    ; }

    ipAddress.s
    continentCode.s
    continentName.s
    countryCode.s
    countryName.s
    stateProv.s
    city.s

    ipAddress = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"ipAddress")
    continentCode = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"continentCode")
    continentName = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"continentName")
    countryCode = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"countryCode")
    countryName = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"countryName")
    stateProv = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"stateProv")
    city = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"city")


    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure