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~ ❯❯❯ curl 'https://locate.now.sh/ip/json'
{"ip":"127.0.0.1"}
Format:
https://locate.now.sh/ip/:type
| API URI | Type | Sample Response |
|---|---|---|
https://locate.now.sh/ip |
text |
127.0.0.1 |
https://locate.now.sh/ip/json |
json |
{"ip":"127.0.0.1"} |
https://locate.now.sh/ip/jsonp |
jsonp |
callback({"ip":"127.0.0.1"}) |
https://locate.now.sh/ip/jsonp/lookupip |
jsonp |
lookupip({"ip":"127.0.0.1"}) |
Examples:
~ ❯❯❯ curl https://locate.now.sh/ip
127.0.0.1
~ ❯❯❯ wget -qO- https://locate.now.sh/ip/json
{"ip":"127.0.0.1"}
Format:
https://locate.now.sh/geo
| API URI | Type | Sample Response |
|---|---|---|
https://locate.now.sh/geo |
json |
{"range":[532553667,543523605],"country":"GB","region":"H8","city":"Liverpool","ll":[51.4157,-3],"metro":0,"zip":0} |
Examples:
~ ❯❯❯ curl https://locate.now.sh/geo
{"range":[532553667,543523605],"country":"GB","region":"H8","city":"Liverpool","ll":[51.4157,-3],"metro":0,"zip":0}`
~ ❯❯❯ wget -qO- https://locate.now.sh/geo
{"range":[532553667,543523605],"country":"GB","region":"H8","city":"Liverpool","ll":[51.4157,-3],"metro":0,"zip":0}`
Clone the repository and install all dependencies by running:
~ ❯❯❯ git clone https://github.com/apilayer/locate.now
~ ❯❯❯ cd locate.now/
~/locate.now ❯❯❯ npm install
Subsequently, create a .env file and declare a variable called SECRET (for session security purposes):
~/locate.now ❯❯❯ echo "SECRET=[your-secret-goes-here]" > .env
~/locate.now ❯❯❯ npm start
You can then access the service by navigating to localhost:3000.
First, download now:
~ ❯❯❯ npm install -g now
Then, run now from within the directory of locate.now:
~/locate.now ❯❯❯ now
Copyright (c) 2018 by apilayer. Some rights reserved.
locate.now is under the terms of the MIT License, following all clarifications stated in the license file.