(SQL Server) ip2location.io GeoLocation API

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

For more information, see https://www.ip2location.io/ip2location-documentation

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

-- 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

    DECLARE @success int

    -- Note: This is not a real API key.  Replace with your own...
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetUrlVar', @success OUT, 'api_key', '2C312FBC9E667E5A0211F5152E5A1333'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetUrlVar', @success OUT, '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..
    DECLARE @jsonStr nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetStr', @jsonStr OUT, 'https://api.ip2location.io/?key={$api_key}&ip={$ip_address}&format=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
    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": "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
    -- }

    DECLARE @ip nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @ip OUT, 'ip'
    DECLARE @country_code nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @country_code OUT, 'country_code'
    DECLARE @country_name nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @country_name OUT, 'country_name'
    DECLARE @region_name nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @region_name OUT, 'region_name'
    DECLARE @city_name nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @city_name OUT, 'city_name'
    DECLARE @latitude nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @latitude OUT, 'latitude'
    DECLARE @longitude nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @longitude OUT, 'longitude'
    DECLARE @zip_code nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @zip_code OUT, 'zip_code'
    DECLARE @time_zone nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @time_zone OUT, 'time_zone'
    DECLARE @asn nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @asn OUT, 'asn'
    DECLARE @v_as nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @v_as OUT, 'as'
    DECLARE @is_proxy int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'BoolOf', @is_proxy OUT, 'is_proxy'

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


END
GO