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SHOW HN2023
363points
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#103of 3,109 in 2023
Top 4%of 2023 by points
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LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
11 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score +0.31.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fast responses and simple, clean interface
From 3 comments
I love the API and response times! I had a few questions: Will this be open-sourced? Were you already comfortable in Rust or is there a reason you selected Rust for this project?…
bogomipz on HNlove this, nice work :) so fast.
nektro on HNVery nicely done. I like the simplicity of the page and interface.
romanixromanix on HN
Simple, user-friendly URLs for the API
From 1 comment
Nice! I love HTTP APIs like this with simple, user-friendly URLs like `https://$ {domain}/$ {query}`. Anyone know of a list of other services like this? wttr.in is one example I…
HellsMaddy on HN
Objections
Geolocation accuracy is poor for some IPs
From 2 comments
I have yet to see a geo-ip address for my IP that shows me even on the correct side of the country. I wouldn't trust this information as far as you can throw it ... and I've had…
withinboredom on HNFrom where do you get your geolocation information? I've been using the free MaxMind GeoLite2 databases and the GeoIP2 Python API for this kind of thing, but for a lot of IP…
warner25 on HN
Requests
Hostname or reverse DNS lookup
From 1 comment
Having a simple paragraph about RIPE, BGP and ARIN would be helpful (at least for me). Is there any way at all to do this for IPv6? Additional info that would be helpful would be…
DougN7 on HN
Downloadable bulk data or local database
From 1 comment
Have you thought about offering downloadable versions of to the database through MMDB, CSV, or JSON formats? This would enable users to utilize the database offline, similar to…
tuga on HN
Prefix list for an AS
From 1 comment
Awesome, bookmarked! Would it be possible to list all announced IP ranges for an AS?
Kirce on HN
Source code release
From 1 comment
Very cool project, any plans to release its source ? also s/Tailscale/Tailwind/
wantguns on HN
Questions
Is there a rate limit or auth on the API?
From 3 comments
From where do you get your geolocation information? I've been using the free MaxMind GeoLite2 databases and the GeoIP2 Python API for this kind of thing, but for a lot of IP…
warner25 on HNIs there a rate limit to the API ?
ashu1461 on HNGreat site and product! Congratulations on the launch. I actually have a use case for this in my product Loginllama. I need to grab information about the IP addresses. I’m…
joshghent on HN
Will the project be open-sourced?
From 2 comments
I love the API and response times! I had a few questions: Will this be open-sourced? Were you already comfortable in Rust or is there a reason you selected Rust for this project?…
bogomipz on HNVery cool project, any plans to release its source ? also s/Tailscale/Tailwind/
wantguns on HN
Alternatives named
IPinfo.io
From 2 comments
Nice, I currently do "curl ipinfo.io" which returns json, and seems to use a more accurate geo lookup (based on the hotel wifi I'm currently on). It doesn't report the network…
ta1243 on HNIPINFO.io has that info, but I too would like to have this information in a free service.
slig on HN
bgp.tools
From 2 comments
You can use https://bgp.tools for that (e.g. https://bgp.tools/as/200676#prefixes)
sgjohnson on HNCheck out http://bgp.tools for an alternative in the area. Not affiliated, it’s just my current preferred.
kortilla on HN
bgp.he.net
From 1 comment
In addition to other tools, there's also https://bgp.he.net which has a page for announced prefixes. Sometimes it's useful to use multiple tools, as not everyone will see all…
toast0 on HN
ipdetective.io
From 1 comment
Nice, I like how simple it is! I provide a similar service but with more focus on bot/data center/VPN ip addresses. https://ipdetective.io
AndrewCopeland on HN
MaxMind GeoLite2
From 1 comment
From where do you get your geolocation information? I've been using the free MaxMind GeoLite2 databases and the GeoIP2 Python API for this kind of thing, but for a lot of IP…
warner25 on HN