PowerBuilder

geo.ipify.org IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

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Demonstrates how to lookup Geolocation data for an IPv4 address using the geo.ipify.org REST API. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
string ls_JsonStr
oleobject loo_Json
string ls_Ip
string ls_LocationCountry
string ls_LocationRegion
string ls_LocationCity
string ls_LocationLat
string ls_LocationLng
string ls_LocationPostalCode
string ls_LocationTimezone

li_Success = 0

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// Lookup an IPv4 address: 8.8.8.8
ls_JsonStr = loo_Http.QuickGetStr("https://geo.ipify.org/api/v1?apiKey=API_KEY&ipAddress=8.8.8.8")
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    return
end if

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0
li_Success = loo_Json.Load(ls_JsonStr)

Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()

// Sample output:
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

// {
//   "ip": "8.8.8.8",
//   "location": {
//     "country": "IT",
//     "region": "Lombardy",
//     "city": "Milan",
//     "lat": 45.4707,
//     "lng": 9.1889,
//     "postalCode": "20147",
//     "timezone": "+02:00"
//   }
// }

ls_Ip = loo_Json.StringOf("ip")
ls_LocationCountry = loo_Json.StringOf("location.country")
ls_LocationRegion = loo_Json.StringOf("location.region")
ls_LocationCity = loo_Json.StringOf("location.city")
ls_LocationLat = loo_Json.StringOf("location.lat")
ls_LocationLng = loo_Json.StringOf("location.lng")
ls_LocationPostalCode = loo_Json.StringOf("location.postalCode")
ls_LocationTimezone = loo_Json.StringOf("location.timezone")


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json