If you are looking for a way to use IPv6 to obtain geolocation information, you are reading the right article. I recommend that you read on to the end.
IPv6 is a conservative extension of IPv4. What it does is to keep the most used functions, other not so important or little used functions have been removed or made optional, and new features have been added. Most transport and also application protocols need little or no change to operate over IPv6; the exceptions are application protocols that integrate network layer addresses.
IPv6 specifies a new packet format, designed to minimise packet header processing. Because IPv4 and IPv6 packet headers are significantly different, these two protocols are not interoperable.
IPv6 supports about 670 billion addresses per square millimetre of the earth’s surface. Thanks to the IP addresses that are assigned to each device that connects to the internet network, a lot of user information can be obtained. For example. Information about the country where the web visitor is at that moment, information about the postal code or the type of internet connection he has.
It is also possible to know what exchange rate is used to make economic transactions and data about the language used. All this can be used to make and implement communication strategies that are closer to the customer. This way you can get to know them better.
One of the APIs that allows you to obtain information through the IP address is called ipXapi.
Here we tell you how to try it, as it offers a free version:
1. Enter to www.ipxapi.com.
2. Submit your IP address or press the “look up” button.
3. Wait a little bit, no more than 1 second.
4. It’s done.
5. You currently have the data to use for whatever you like.
IpXapi has 3 plans according to what the user wants. The first one is totally free and you can make up to 10,000 requests in a month. The second option which is the BASIC service offers 100.000 requests per month. The last plan offers 500,000 requests per month. Also, remember that the subscriptions can be canceled at every moment of the month and can be upgraded or upgraded. So payments can be made by credit card or PayPal. The enterprise clients can make a standard bank transfer.