NAME

WebService::IPStack - Perl library for using IPStack, https://ipstack.com.

SYNOPSIS

  use WebService::IPStack;

  my $ipstack = WebService::IPStack->new(api_key => 'foobar');
  $ipstack->query('8.8.8.8');

  # Only for Pro plan.
  $ipstack->query(['8.8.8.8', '8.8.4.4']);

DESCRIPTION

WebService::IPStack is a Perl library for obtaining information on IPv4 or IPv6 address.

DEVELOPMENT

Source repo at https://github.com/kianmeng/webservice-ipstack.

How to contribute? Follow through the CONTRIBUTING.md document to setup your development environment.

METHODS

new($api_key, [$api_plan])

Construct a new WebService::IPStack instance.

api_key

Compulsory. The API access key used to make request through web service.

api_plan

Optional. The API subscription plan used when accessing the API. There are four subscription plans: free, standard, pro, and pro_plus. By default, the subscription plan is 'free'. The main difference between free and non-free subscription plans are HTTPS encryption protocol support and additional information.

    # The API request URL is http://api.ipstack.com/
    my $ipstack = WebService::IPStack->new(api_key => '1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx32');
    print $ipstack->api_url;

    # The API request URL is https://api.ipstack.com/
    my $ipstack = WebService::IPStack->new(api_key => '1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx32', api_plan => 'paid');
    print $ipstack->api_url;

api_url

The default API hostname and path. The protocol depends on the subscription plan.

lookup($ip_address, [%params])

Query and get an IP address information. Optionally you can add more settings to adjust the output.

    my $ipstack = WebService::IPStack->new(api_key => '1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx32');
    $ipstack->query('8.8.8.8');

    # With optional parameters.
    $ipstack->query('8.8.8.8', {hostname => 1, security => 1, output => 'xml'});

bulk_lookup($ip_address, [%params])

Only for Paid subscription plan. Query and get multiple IP addresses information. Optionally you can add more settings to adjust the output.

    my $ipstack = WebService::IPStack->new(api_key => '1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx32', api_plan => 'paid');
    $ipstack->query(['8.8.8.8', '8.8.4.4']);

    # With optional parameters.
    $ipstack->query(['8.8.8.8', '8.8.4.4'], {language => 'zh'});

check([%params])

Look up the IP address details of the client which made the web service call. Optionally you can add more settings to adjust the output.

    my $ipstack = WebService::IPStack->new(api_key => '1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx32');
    $ipstack->check();

    # With optional parameters.
    $ipstack->check({hostname => 1, security => 1, output => xml});

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is Copyright (c) 2019 Kian Meng, Ang.

This is free software, licensed under:

    The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)

AUTHOR

Kian Meng, Ang <kianmeng@users.noreply.github.com>

cpanm WebService::IPStack

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install WebService::IPStack