Abstract IP Geolocation API

Best for: Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call; Regulated or enterprise workloads - compliance attestations and an enterprise plan; AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt)

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  45 / 100
  Agent friendliness
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  100 / 100
  Pricing transparency
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  85 / 100
  Setup speed
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  45 / 100
  Docs quality
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  100 / 100
  Procurement ease
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  60 / 100
  Trust readiness

Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fields (pricing, compliance, capabilities, docs and developer-surface signals) - not from reviews or paid placement. Each axis is 0-100; an unknown signal scores 0 for that axis. Procurement ease is the inverse of buying friction (higher = easier to adopt).

Pricing model

Subscription

Published pricing

✓ Yes

Free tier

✓ Yes

Free tier details

1,000 requests/month at no cost; includes ASN, location, timezone, flag, currency, company info, security, and domains; free tier may NOT be used in commercial projects per Abstract's terms.

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes [2]abstractapi.com/api/ip-geolocation-api“No credit card required”

Requires sales call

✗ No

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [3]abstractapi.com/api/ip-geolocation-api“Enterprise | Custom | Flexible monthly allocation | Flexible requests/second | All features included | Commercial license, SOC 2 & GDPR compliance, enhanced SLA, 24/7 support, dedicated account manager”

• Proxy / VPN detection
• ASN / company data
• IPv6 support

Supported actions

ip_lookup, asn_lookup, timezone, currency, proxy_vpn_detection, company_data, connection_type, flag_data, domain_enrichment, auto_detect_requester_ip

Regions

IPv4 addresses, IPv6 addresses, 250,000+ cities globally, 4 billion+ IPs, 190+ countries, city-level precision, daily database updates for most fields, U.S. ZIP code and Nielsen DMA coverage

Input types

IPv4 address, IPv6 address, requester IP auto-detect

Output types

latitude/longitude, city, region, country, postal code, continent, ISP, ASN/org, timezone, currency, connection type, proxy/VPN flags, company, country flag (emoji/SVG/PNG), EU membership flag, geoname IDs, ISO country/region codes, current local time with DST, domain associations, JSON

Webhooks

✗ No

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [4]docs.abstractapi.com/api/ip-geolocation“No sandbox/test environment mentioned in documentation.”

SDK languages

JavaScript, Python, PHP [5]github.com/abstractapi/php-ip-geolocation“PHP library for Abstract's IP Geolocation API”github.com/abstractapi/javascript-ip-geolocation“Javascript library for IP Geolocation API”github.com/abstractapi/python-ip-geolocation“Python library for IP Geolocation API”

MCP server

✗ No

SOC 2

SOC 2 Type II [6]abstractapi.com/api“SOC 2 Type II and GDPR certified”abstractapi.com/api/ip-geolocation-api“SOC 2 Type II certified”

HIPAA

✗ No [7]abstractapi.com/legal/legal“The Site is not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.)”

GDPR

✓ Yes [8]abstractapi.com/api“SOC 2 Type II and GDPR certified”abstractapi.com/api/ip-geolocation-api“GDPR compliant”

ISO 27001

– Unknown

PCI DSS

– Unknown

Published SLA

✓ Yes [9]abstractapi.com/legal/legal“We aim to provide 99.9% uptime for the Site and its associated APIs, measured on a monthly basis, excluding scheduled maintenance and factors outside our control”abstractapi.com/api/ip-geolocation-api“99.99% uptime SLA (Enterprise plans)”

Rate limits

Free: 1 request/second; Starter/Standard/Professional: 3 requests/second; Enterprise: flexible/custom [10]docs.abstractapi.com/api/ip-geolocation“Free Plans: Limited to 1 per second”abstractapi.com/api/ip-geolocation-api“Free: 1 req/sec | Starter/Standard/Professional: 3 req/sec | Enterprise: Flexible”

Known restrictions

Free tier may not be used in commercial projects, Resale or redistribution of API data as a standalone product is prohibited, HIPAA compliance explicitly not provided (per Terms of Service), Prohibited use cases: debt collection, background checks as sole data source, credit/insurance/employment/tenancy decisions, government benefit eligibility, FCRA purposes

• Docs
• API reference
• llms.txt
• Status page

Docs rendering: static · llms.txt present

API style

rest

Base URL

https://ipgeolocation.abstractapi.com/v1/

Version

v1

Versioning

url

Stability

ga

Auth methods

api_key

Error format

vendor-specific

Rate limit

1 / second

SDKs

• JavaScript @abstractapi/javascript-ip-geolocation · repo
• Python abstract-python-ip-geolocation · repo
• PHP abstractapi/php-ip-geolocation · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart

Launched

2020-01-01

Notable customers

Salesforce, Google, PepsiCo, Wells Fargo, LinkedIn, Paramount, United Airlines, McKinsey

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  Hybrid · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

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  "Enterprise-grade IP Geolocation and threat intelligence - trusted worldwide for real-time, scalable decisions."

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

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  "Empowering developers and enterprises with verified IP data that's fast, accurate, and built to scale."

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• ipdata

  "Lookup the location and threat profile of any IP Address to localize your website content, analyze logs, enrich forms, target ads, enforce GDPR compliance, perform redirections, block countries, detect VPNs and more."

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• IP2Location

  "Power Your Business Intelligence with Accurate IP Metadata and Proxy Threat Intelligence."

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• ip-api.com

  "IP Geolocation API - Fast, accurate, reliable"

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

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1. ↑Description: abstractapi.com
2. ↑Self-serve signup: abstractapi.com
3. ↑Enterprise plan: abstractapi.com
4. ↑Sandbox: docs.abstractapi.com
5. ↑SDK languages: github.com · github.com · github.com
6. ↑SOC 2: abstractapi.com · abstractapi.com
7. ↑HIPAA: abstractapi.com
8. ↑GDPR: abstractapi.com · abstractapi.com
9. ↑Published SLA: abstractapi.com · abstractapi.com
10. ↑Rate limits: docs.abstractapi.com · abstractapi.com

Every field change, who made it, and when - from our audited data pipeline and editors.

1. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 25 → 45
2. 2026-06-15 Score Docs Quality: 25 → 45
3. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → Yes
4. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt URL: https://www.abstractapi.com/llms.txt → https://docs.abstractapi.com/llms.txt
5. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
6. 2026-06-14 API Reference URL: (none) → https://docs.abstractapi.com/api
7. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"ipv6":true,"asn_company":true,"proxy_vpn_detection":true}
8. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → Abstract IP Geolocation API is a REST-based lookup service covering 4 billion+ …
9. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 100
10. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 25
11. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 100
12. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 85
13. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 25
14. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 60
15. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call, Regulated or enter…
16. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
17. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → Yes
18. 2026-06-14 Docs URL: (none) → https://docs.abstractapi.com
19. 2026-06-14 Status Page URL: (none) → https://status.abstractapi.com
20. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
21. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt URL: (none) → https://www.abstractapi.com/llms.txt
22. 2026-06-14 Requires Sales Call: set to No
23. 2026-06-14 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
24. 2026-06-14 SOC 2: set to type_2
25. 2026-06-14 HIPAA: set to No
26. 2026-06-14 GDPR: set to Yes
27. 2026-06-14 SLA Published: set to Yes
28. 2026-06-14 SLA URL: set to https://www.abstractapi.com/legal/legal
29. 2026-06-14 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://www.abstractapi.com/legal/legal
30. 2026-06-14 Documented Rate Limits: set to Free: 1 request/second; Starter/Standard/Professional: 3 requests/second; Enter…
31. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Requests: set to 1
32. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Window: set to second
33. 2026-06-14 Known Restrictions: set to Free tier may not be used in commercial projects, Resale or redistribution of A…
34. 2026-06-14 Auth Methods: set to api_key
35. 2026-06-14 Auth Docs URL: set to https://docs.abstractapi.com/api/ip-geolocation
36. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to rest
37. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://ipgeolocation.abstractapi.com/v1/
38. 2026-06-14 API Version: set to v1
39. 2026-06-14 Versioning Scheme: set to url
40. 2026-06-14 Stability: set to ga
41. 2026-06-14 Quickstart URL: set to https://docs.abstractapi.com/api/ip-geolocation
42. 2026-06-14 Error Format: set to vendor-specific
43. 2026-06-14 Requires Verification: set to No
44. 2026-06-14 Starting Price Usd: set to 17
45. 2026-06-14 Price Basis: set to month
46. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Limit: set to 1,000 requests/month
47. 2026-06-14 Slug: set to abstract-ip
48. 2026-06-14 Notable Customers: set to Salesforce, Google, PepsiCo, Wells Fargo, LinkedIn, Paramount, United Airlines,…
49. 2026-06-14 Fields Not Found: set to iso_27001, pci_dss, sandbox_available (no dedicated test environment documented…
50. 2026-06-14 Source Confidence: set to high

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