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- What is MaxMind used for?
- Is there a free API for IP geolocation?
- Is MaxMind GeoLite2 free?
- How accurate is MaxMind geolocation?
What is MaxMind used for?
About MaxMind
MaxMind provides IP intelligence through the GeoIP brand. Over 5,000 companies use GeoIP data to locate their Internet visitors and show them relevant content and ads, perform analytics, enforce digital rights, and efficiently route Internet traffic.
Is there a free API for IP geolocation?
IPWHOIS.io offers a free real-time geolocation REST API that is used by thousands of developers around the world. This API is convenient for small projects and is free up to 1,000 requests/day (IP and Referer identification).
Is MaxMind GeoLite2 free?
GeoLite2 databases are free IP geolocation databases comparable to, but less accurate than, MaxMind's GeoIP2 databases . The GeoLite2 Country, City, and ASN databases are updated twice weekly, every Tuesday and Friday.
How accurate is MaxMind geolocation?
With those limitations in mind, we estimate that our GeoIP2 products can identify users at the country level with 99.8% accuracy. For IPs located within the U.S., we estimate around an 80% accuracy at the state/region level, and a 66% accuracy for cities (within a 50km radius of that city).
