How can I determine the usage type of an IP address in Ruby?

To determine the usage type of an IP address using IP2Location.io in Ruby, you can use the IP2Location.io API to retrieve geolocation and related data. The usage type field specifies how the IP is being used. For usage types supported, please see API documentation for more info.

  1. We'll assume that you have already installed Ruby and we won't cover that here. You will also need a paid subscription to the Starter plan or higher. Subscribe now!
  2. Save the below code into a file called test.rb on your computer.
    Ruby 
    
require 'net/http'
require 'json'

key = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
ip = '8.8.8.8'

uri = URI('https://api.ip2location.io/')
params = { :key => key, :ip => ip }
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(params)

res = Net::HTTP.get_response(uri)

if !res.body.nil?
	begin
		myobj = JSON.parse(res.body)
		if res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
			if myobj.key? 'usage_type'
				puts 'The usage type for IP ' + ip + ' is ' + myobj['usage_type'] + '.'
			else
				puts 'ERROR: The usage_type field requires a paid subscription to the Starter plan or higher.'
			end
		else
			if res.body.include? 'error_message'
				puts 'ERROR: ' + myobj['error']['error_message']
			else
				puts 'ERROR: ' + res.body
			end
		end
	rescue JSON::ParserError
		puts 'ERROR: Invalid JSON in response.'
	end
else
	puts 'ERROR: Error calling API.'
end
  3. In the command line, run the below command.
    Bash 
    
ruby test.rb

This script will output the usage type of specified IP address. Make sure to replace 8.8.8.8 with the IP address you want and replace YOUR_API_KEY to your own API key.

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