Introduction
An overview of Box API — a powerful business API for IP geolocation, country, city, and organization-level data.
Welcome to Box API
Box API is a flexible and high-performance API designed for businesses that need precise and fast access to geolocation and contextual data. Whether you're building analytics dashboards, customizing user experiences, or detecting fraud — Box API has you covered.
It provides a reliable way to identify:
- 🌐 Country and city by IP
- 🏢 Organization or ISP behind an IP
- 📍 Coordinates and geolocation metadata
- ⚙️ Custom business logic to enrich traffic data
🧩 Why Box API?
- Accurate IP Geolocation: Determine country, region, city, and even ZIP code from any IP address.
- Low-latency JSON API: Built for speed with millisecond-level responses.
- Enterprise Ready: Scalable architecture suitable for millions of requests per day.
- Flexible Response Format: Return only the data fields you need.
- More Than Geo: Enrich your pipeline with ASN, connection type, VPN/proxy detection, and more.
Looking for usage examples?:
Check out our Examples section to see how to integrate Box API in your product.
🚀 Use Cases
Box API is ideal for:
- 📊 Traffic analytics and attribution
- 🔐 Fraud detection & access control
- 🧭 Localization of content and pricing
- 🛰️ IoT & edge applications
- 📦 Adtech & MarTech platforms
🔧 Features at a Glance
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| IP Geolocation | Detect user's location with precision (country, city, lat/lon) |
| ASN Lookup | Reveal the network provider or organization of an IP |
| Proxy/VPN Detection | Identify anonymous or suspicious traffic |
| Country & City Database | Always up-to-date geographic info with daily updates |
| JSON REST API | Easy to integrate via simple HTTPS requests |
| Rate Limiting | Fair usage enforcement per API key |
| API Key Management | Secure and flexible access control |
| Fast CDN Edge Network | Optimized for global low-latency responses |
⚙️ Built With
Box API is powered by modern technologies:
- Node.js – fast, non-blocking API processing
- Fastify – highly performant HTTP framework
- GeoIP2 & IP2Location – precise geolocation databases
- Redis / ClickHouse – for caching & analytics
- Dockerized – easy deployment and scaling
📦 Ready to Get Started?
- Head over to Getting Started to generate your API key
- Read our API Reference for available endpoints and usage
- Explore real-world Examples to accelerate your integration
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