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MaxMind

MaxMind GeoIP City API

City-level IP geolocation lookup with postal, subdivisions, and coordinates

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MaxMind GeoIP City API is one of 6 APIs that MaxMind publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include GeoIP City. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 14 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 2.1.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://geoip.maxmind.com, https://geolite.info.

1 operations 1 paths 14 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
2.1
Base URL
https://geoip.maxmind.com
Authentication
HTTP Basic
Contact
MaxMind Support
License
MaxMind End User License Agreement
Terms of Service
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Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

MaxMind GeoIP City API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • basicAuth — Use your MaxMind account ID as the username and your license key as the password. All requests must be made over HTTPS.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

GeoIP City 1

City-level IP geolocation lookup with postal, subdivisions, and coordinates

GET
/geoip/v2.1/city/{ipAddress}
GeoIP City Plus Lookup
getGeoIPCity 1 param → 200400401402403404429500

Schemas 14

The contract defines 14 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CityResponse (10 properties), Country (5 properties), RepresentedCountry (5 properties), Location (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Country
object
Country data for the IP address
5 properties
RepresentedCountry
object
Country that is represented by the IP address (e.g., military)
5 properties
Continent
object
Continent data for the IP address
3 properties
Postal
object
Postal code data
2 properties
Location
object
Location data including coordinates and time zone
5 properties
Subdivision
object
Subdivision (state/province/region) data
4 properties
CityResponse
object
Response from the GeoIP City Plus web service
10 properties
LocalizedNames
object
Localized names keyed by locale code (e.g., "en", "de", "fr")
City
object
City data for the IP address
3 properties
ErrorResponse
object
Standard error response
2 properties
CityTraits
RegisteredCountry
object
Country where the IP address is registered
4 properties
CountryTraits
object
Traits associated with the IP address (Country tier)
3 properties
MaxMindMeta
object
MaxMind account metadata
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

maxmind-geoip-city-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
maxmind:maxmind-geoip-city-api
Base URL
https://geoip.maxmind.com
Docs
https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/docs/web-services/
Provider
MaxMind
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