Mapping core Internet infrastructure

RIPE IPmap is an API that maps core Internet infrastructure by providing geolocation data for Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), transit providers, and routers within autonomous systems. It is built collaboratively with academics to provide developers, operators and researchers a good degree of accuracy and completeness of geolocation results.

Getting started with RIPE IPmap

The RIPE IPmap API is open for public use. Through the API, you can get a list of possible geolocation results for an IP address at city or country level.

Check the documentation below and start using the API.

Manual

The manual provides an introduction and guide to using the RIPE IPmap API and FTP dumps. It also describes the methods of the various geolocation engines used by IPmap.

Go to the Manual

API Reference

The API reference provides a complete description of the RIPE IPmap endpoints and returned data types. It will provide you with the full details of how to structure your API queries.

Go to the API reference

How RIPE IPmap can be used

How RIPE IPmap works

Geolocation results are provided by multiple complementary engines, providing a good degree of accuracy and completeness.

Geolocation Engines

Each geolocation engine contains a set of techniques for guessing the location of a particular IP address.

Latency Engine

The latency engine uses speed of light calculations based on measurement results from RIPE Atlas probes with known locations.

Reverse DNS Engine

The reverse DNS engine uses geographical identifiers in PTR records to make guesses to the locations of IP addresses.

Get started with RIPE IPmap