(Visual Basic 6.0) ipinfo.io IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

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

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

http.Login = "ACCESS_TOKEN"
http.Password = ""
http.Accept = "application/json"

' Lookup an IPv4 address: 149.250.207.170  (this was a randomly chosen address)
Dim jsonStr As String
jsonStr = http.QuickGetStr("https://ipinfo.io/149.250.207.170")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
json.EmitCompact = 0
Dim success As Long
success = json.Load(jsonStr)

Debug.Print json.Emit()

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

' Note: This is the output for the free trial account.
' 
' {
'   "ip": "149.250.207.170",
'   "city": "",
'   "region": "",
'   "country": "DE",
'   "loc": "51.2993,9.4910",
'   "org": "AS15854 EntServ Deutschland GmbH"
' }

' A full response would look like this:

' {
'   "ip": "66.87.125.72",
'   "hostname": "66-87-125-72.pools.spcsdns.net",
'   "city": "Southbridge",
'   "region": "Massachusetts",
'   "country": "US",
'   "loc": "42.0707,-72.0440",
'   "postal": "01550",
'   "asn": {
'     "asn": "AS10507",
'     "name": "Sprint Personal Communications Systems",
'     "domain": "spcsdns.net",
'     "route": "66.87.125.0/24",
'     "type": "isp"
'   },
'   "company": {
'     "name": "Sprint Springfield POP",
'     "domain": "sprint.com",
'     "type": "isp"
'   },  
'   "carrier": {
'     "name": "Sprint",
'     "mcc": "310",
'     "mnc": "120"
'   }
' }
' 
Dim ip As String
Dim hostname As String
Dim city As String
Dim region As String
Dim country As String
Dim loc As String
Dim postal As String
Dim asnAsn As String
Dim asnName As String
Dim asnDomain As String
Dim asnRoute As String
Dim asnType As String
Dim companyName As String
Dim companyDomain As String
Dim companyType As String
Dim carrierName As String
Dim carrierMcc As String
Dim carrierMnc As String

ip = json.StringOf("ip")
hostname = json.StringOf("hostname")
city = json.StringOf("city")
region = json.StringOf("region")
country = json.StringOf("country")
loc = json.StringOf("loc")
postal = json.StringOf("postal")
asnAsn = json.StringOf("asn.asn")
asnName = json.StringOf("asn.name")
asnDomain = json.StringOf("asn.domain")
asnRoute = json.StringOf("asn.route")
asnType = json.StringOf("asn.type")
companyName = json.StringOf("company.name")
companyDomain = json.StringOf("company.domain")
companyType = json.StringOf("company.type")
carrierName = json.StringOf("carrier.name")
carrierMcc = json.StringOf("carrier.mcc")
carrierMnc = json.StringOf("carrier.mnc")