Country.is
FreeLiveLast verified 24 Sept 2026
Looks up a visitor's country (and optionally city/ASN) from their IP address.
Example request
curl -s 'https://api.country.is/'
Free tier, in plain English
Free for everyone including commercial use, no key or quota — just a 10 requests/second per-IP throttle to prevent abuse.
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