Xojo Plugin

geo.ipify.org IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

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

Dim success As Boolean
success = 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: 8.8.8.8
Dim jsonStr As String
jsonStr = http.QuickGetStr("https://geo.ipify.org/api/v1?apiKey=API_KEY&ipAddress=8.8.8.8")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

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

System.DebugLog(json.Emit())

// 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"
//   }
// }

Dim ip As String
Dim locationCountry As String
Dim locationRegion As String
Dim locationCity As String
Dim locationLat As String
Dim locationLng As String
Dim locationPostalCode As String
Dim locationTimezone As String

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")