VB.NET

ip-api.com IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

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Demonstrates how to lookup Geolocation data for an IPv4 address using the ip-api.com API. VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

' Lookup an IPv4 address: 149.250.207.170  (this was a randomly chosen address)
Dim jsonStr As String = http.QuickGetStr("http://ip-api.com/json/149.250.207.170")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.EmitCompact = False
success = json.Load(jsonStr)

Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit())

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

' {
'   "as": "AS15854 Hewlett Packard GmbH",
'   "city": "B�blingen",
'   "country": "Germany",
'   "countryCode": "DE",
'   "isp": "Triaton Frankfurt",
'   "lat": 48.6779,
'   "lon": 8.97297,
'   "org": "EntServ Deutschland GmbH",
'   "query": "149.250.207.170",
'   "region": "BW",
'   "regionName": "Baden-W�rttemberg",
'   "status": "success",
'   "timezone": "Europe/Berlin",
'   "zip": "71034"
' }

Dim as As String
Dim city As String
Dim country As String
Dim countryCode As String
Dim isp As String
Dim lat As String
Dim lon As String
Dim org As String
Dim query As String
Dim region As String
Dim regionName As String
Dim status As String
Dim timezone As String
Dim zip As String

as = json.StringOf("as")
city = json.StringOf("city")
country = json.StringOf("country")
countryCode = json.StringOf("countryCode")
isp = json.StringOf("isp")
lat = json.StringOf("lat")
lon = json.StringOf("lon")
org = json.StringOf("org")
query = json.StringOf("query")
region = json.StringOf("region")
regionName = json.StringOf("regionName")
status = json.StringOf("status")
timezone = json.StringOf("timezone")
zip = json.StringOf("zip")