How to get a computer's internet (IP address) location using command line?





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How to get a computer's internet (IP address) location using command line?



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    Could you specify what an "internet location" is?

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  • The IP's address location. Adding to the questions...

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How to get a computer's internet (IP address) location using command line?



For example, using curl or wget?










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    Could you specify what an "internet location" is?

    – Carsten S
    Apr 16 '16 at 14:27











  • The IP's address location. Adding to the questions...

    – AlikElzin-kilaka
    Apr 17 '16 at 6:48
















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How to get a computer's internet (IP address) location using command line?



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For example, using curl or wget?







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  • 4





    Could you specify what an "internet location" is?

    – Carsten S
    Apr 16 '16 at 14:27











  • The IP's address location. Adding to the questions...

    – AlikElzin-kilaka
    Apr 17 '16 at 6:48
















  • 4





    Could you specify what an "internet location" is?

    – Carsten S
    Apr 16 '16 at 14:27











  • The IP's address location. Adding to the questions...

    – AlikElzin-kilaka
    Apr 17 '16 at 6:48










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Could you specify what an "internet location" is?

– Carsten S
Apr 16 '16 at 14:27





Could you specify what an "internet location" is?

– Carsten S
Apr 16 '16 at 14:27













The IP's address location. Adding to the questions...

– AlikElzin-kilaka
Apr 17 '16 at 6:48







The IP's address location. Adding to the questions...

– AlikElzin-kilaka
Apr 17 '16 at 6:48












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There's a service providing this: ipinfo.io.



You can invoke it using curl. Example:



curl ipinfo.io


Result:



{
"ip": "...",
"hostname": "...",
"city": "...",
"region": "...",
"country": "...",
"loc": "...,...",
"org": "..."
}


A specific IP's info can also be requested: curl ipinfo.io/216.58.194.46:



{
"ip": "216.58.194.46",
"hostname": "dfw25s12-in-f14.1e100.net",
"city": "Mountain View",
"region": "California",
"country": "US",
"loc": "37.4192,-122.0574",
"org": "AS15169 Google Inc.",
"postal": "94043"
}


Source: http://xmodulo.com/geographic-location-ip-address-command-line.html






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    Please note this service does not provide an accurate location. 50km wrong for me.

    – DavidPostill
    Apr 14 '16 at 8:20






  • 1





    I've no idea how it works. I'm currently on mobile internet. Google maps manages to locate me perfectly well.

    – DavidPostill
    Apr 14 '16 at 8:29






  • 1





    The curl command above just goes to a service without providing anything private. ipinfo.io has almost only the source IP to use to pin point the location and get data.

    – AlikElzin-kilaka
    Apr 14 '16 at 8:36






  • 2





    geoip is notoriously inaccurate... I can be either in Idaho, Minnesota or Oregon depending on the DHCP netblock of the day.

    – Fiasco Labs
    Apr 17 '16 at 3:51






  • 2





    @DavidPostill Google Maps uses GPS to position you on the map, it's pretty accurate. Geolocation by IP address usually gets region right.

    – Alexey Ivanov
    Apr 17 '16 at 10:42



















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Since the question doesn't specify an OS, this is how to get that same information with PowerShell's curl (actually an alias of Invoke-WebRequest):



(curl ipinfo.io).Content


That produces a JSON string. To get the object that JSON represents, use ConvertFrom-Json:



curl ipinfo.io | ConvertFrom-Json


Since that's a PowerShell object, you can easily get specific fields from it. For example, this command gets just the external IP as a string:



(curl ipinfo.io | ConvertFrom-Json).ip


Note that the geographical information from this service isn't super accurate, but it did locate me within 20 miles or so. The ISP information seems to be reliable.






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    You can also use from PowerShell:



    Invoke-RestMethod http://ipinfo.io/json


    The command output will already give us the location in JSON



    Extracted from: https://www.sysadmit.com/2019/01/windows-saber-ip-publica-PowerShell.html






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      There's a service providing this: ipinfo.io.



      You can invoke it using curl. Example:



      curl ipinfo.io


      Result:



      {
      "ip": "...",
      "hostname": "...",
      "city": "...",
      "region": "...",
      "country": "...",
      "loc": "...,...",
      "org": "..."
      }


      A specific IP's info can also be requested: curl ipinfo.io/216.58.194.46:



      {
      "ip": "216.58.194.46",
      "hostname": "dfw25s12-in-f14.1e100.net",
      "city": "Mountain View",
      "region": "California",
      "country": "US",
      "loc": "37.4192,-122.0574",
      "org": "AS15169 Google Inc.",
      "postal": "94043"
      }


      Source: http://xmodulo.com/geographic-location-ip-address-command-line.html






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      • 3





        Please note this service does not provide an accurate location. 50km wrong for me.

        – DavidPostill
        Apr 14 '16 at 8:20






      • 1





        I've no idea how it works. I'm currently on mobile internet. Google maps manages to locate me perfectly well.

        – DavidPostill
        Apr 14 '16 at 8:29






      • 1





        The curl command above just goes to a service without providing anything private. ipinfo.io has almost only the source IP to use to pin point the location and get data.

        – AlikElzin-kilaka
        Apr 14 '16 at 8:36






      • 2





        geoip is notoriously inaccurate... I can be either in Idaho, Minnesota or Oregon depending on the DHCP netblock of the day.

        – Fiasco Labs
        Apr 17 '16 at 3:51






      • 2





        @DavidPostill Google Maps uses GPS to position you on the map, it's pretty accurate. Geolocation by IP address usually gets region right.

        – Alexey Ivanov
        Apr 17 '16 at 10:42
















      9














      There's a service providing this: ipinfo.io.



      You can invoke it using curl. Example:



      curl ipinfo.io


      Result:



      {
      "ip": "...",
      "hostname": "...",
      "city": "...",
      "region": "...",
      "country": "...",
      "loc": "...,...",
      "org": "..."
      }


      A specific IP's info can also be requested: curl ipinfo.io/216.58.194.46:



      {
      "ip": "216.58.194.46",
      "hostname": "dfw25s12-in-f14.1e100.net",
      "city": "Mountain View",
      "region": "California",
      "country": "US",
      "loc": "37.4192,-122.0574",
      "org": "AS15169 Google Inc.",
      "postal": "94043"
      }


      Source: http://xmodulo.com/geographic-location-ip-address-command-line.html






      share|improve this answer





















      • 3





        Please note this service does not provide an accurate location. 50km wrong for me.

        – DavidPostill
        Apr 14 '16 at 8:20






      • 1





        I've no idea how it works. I'm currently on mobile internet. Google maps manages to locate me perfectly well.

        – DavidPostill
        Apr 14 '16 at 8:29






      • 1





        The curl command above just goes to a service without providing anything private. ipinfo.io has almost only the source IP to use to pin point the location and get data.

        – AlikElzin-kilaka
        Apr 14 '16 at 8:36






      • 2





        geoip is notoriously inaccurate... I can be either in Idaho, Minnesota or Oregon depending on the DHCP netblock of the day.

        – Fiasco Labs
        Apr 17 '16 at 3:51






      • 2





        @DavidPostill Google Maps uses GPS to position you on the map, it's pretty accurate. Geolocation by IP address usually gets region right.

        – Alexey Ivanov
        Apr 17 '16 at 10:42














      9












      9








      9







      There's a service providing this: ipinfo.io.



      You can invoke it using curl. Example:



      curl ipinfo.io


      Result:



      {
      "ip": "...",
      "hostname": "...",
      "city": "...",
      "region": "...",
      "country": "...",
      "loc": "...,...",
      "org": "..."
      }


      A specific IP's info can also be requested: curl ipinfo.io/216.58.194.46:



      {
      "ip": "216.58.194.46",
      "hostname": "dfw25s12-in-f14.1e100.net",
      "city": "Mountain View",
      "region": "California",
      "country": "US",
      "loc": "37.4192,-122.0574",
      "org": "AS15169 Google Inc.",
      "postal": "94043"
      }


      Source: http://xmodulo.com/geographic-location-ip-address-command-line.html






      share|improve this answer















      There's a service providing this: ipinfo.io.



      You can invoke it using curl. Example:



      curl ipinfo.io


      Result:



      {
      "ip": "...",
      "hostname": "...",
      "city": "...",
      "region": "...",
      "country": "...",
      "loc": "...,...",
      "org": "..."
      }


      A specific IP's info can also be requested: curl ipinfo.io/216.58.194.46:



      {
      "ip": "216.58.194.46",
      "hostname": "dfw25s12-in-f14.1e100.net",
      "city": "Mountain View",
      "region": "California",
      "country": "US",
      "loc": "37.4192,-122.0574",
      "org": "AS15169 Google Inc.",
      "postal": "94043"
      }


      Source: http://xmodulo.com/geographic-location-ip-address-command-line.html







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      • 3





        Please note this service does not provide an accurate location. 50km wrong for me.

        – DavidPostill
        Apr 14 '16 at 8:20






      • 1





        I've no idea how it works. I'm currently on mobile internet. Google maps manages to locate me perfectly well.

        – DavidPostill
        Apr 14 '16 at 8:29






      • 1





        The curl command above just goes to a service without providing anything private. ipinfo.io has almost only the source IP to use to pin point the location and get data.

        – AlikElzin-kilaka
        Apr 14 '16 at 8:36






      • 2





        geoip is notoriously inaccurate... I can be either in Idaho, Minnesota or Oregon depending on the DHCP netblock of the day.

        – Fiasco Labs
        Apr 17 '16 at 3:51






      • 2





        @DavidPostill Google Maps uses GPS to position you on the map, it's pretty accurate. Geolocation by IP address usually gets region right.

        – Alexey Ivanov
        Apr 17 '16 at 10:42














      • 3





        Please note this service does not provide an accurate location. 50km wrong for me.

        – DavidPostill
        Apr 14 '16 at 8:20






      • 1





        I've no idea how it works. I'm currently on mobile internet. Google maps manages to locate me perfectly well.

        – DavidPostill
        Apr 14 '16 at 8:29






      • 1





        The curl command above just goes to a service without providing anything private. ipinfo.io has almost only the source IP to use to pin point the location and get data.

        – AlikElzin-kilaka
        Apr 14 '16 at 8:36






      • 2





        geoip is notoriously inaccurate... I can be either in Idaho, Minnesota or Oregon depending on the DHCP netblock of the day.

        – Fiasco Labs
        Apr 17 '16 at 3:51






      • 2





        @DavidPostill Google Maps uses GPS to position you on the map, it's pretty accurate. Geolocation by IP address usually gets region right.

        – Alexey Ivanov
        Apr 17 '16 at 10:42








      3




      3





      Please note this service does not provide an accurate location. 50km wrong for me.

      – DavidPostill
      Apr 14 '16 at 8:20





      Please note this service does not provide an accurate location. 50km wrong for me.

      – DavidPostill
      Apr 14 '16 at 8:20




      1




      1





      I've no idea how it works. I'm currently on mobile internet. Google maps manages to locate me perfectly well.

      – DavidPostill
      Apr 14 '16 at 8:29





      I've no idea how it works. I'm currently on mobile internet. Google maps manages to locate me perfectly well.

      – DavidPostill
      Apr 14 '16 at 8:29




      1




      1





      The curl command above just goes to a service without providing anything private. ipinfo.io has almost only the source IP to use to pin point the location and get data.

      – AlikElzin-kilaka
      Apr 14 '16 at 8:36





      The curl command above just goes to a service without providing anything private. ipinfo.io has almost only the source IP to use to pin point the location and get data.

      – AlikElzin-kilaka
      Apr 14 '16 at 8:36




      2




      2





      geoip is notoriously inaccurate... I can be either in Idaho, Minnesota or Oregon depending on the DHCP netblock of the day.

      – Fiasco Labs
      Apr 17 '16 at 3:51





      geoip is notoriously inaccurate... I can be either in Idaho, Minnesota or Oregon depending on the DHCP netblock of the day.

      – Fiasco Labs
      Apr 17 '16 at 3:51




      2




      2





      @DavidPostill Google Maps uses GPS to position you on the map, it's pretty accurate. Geolocation by IP address usually gets region right.

      – Alexey Ivanov
      Apr 17 '16 at 10:42





      @DavidPostill Google Maps uses GPS to position you on the map, it's pretty accurate. Geolocation by IP address usually gets region right.

      – Alexey Ivanov
      Apr 17 '16 at 10:42













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      Since the question doesn't specify an OS, this is how to get that same information with PowerShell's curl (actually an alias of Invoke-WebRequest):



      (curl ipinfo.io).Content


      That produces a JSON string. To get the object that JSON represents, use ConvertFrom-Json:



      curl ipinfo.io | ConvertFrom-Json


      Since that's a PowerShell object, you can easily get specific fields from it. For example, this command gets just the external IP as a string:



      (curl ipinfo.io | ConvertFrom-Json).ip


      Note that the geographical information from this service isn't super accurate, but it did locate me within 20 miles or so. The ISP information seems to be reliable.






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        Since the question doesn't specify an OS, this is how to get that same information with PowerShell's curl (actually an alias of Invoke-WebRequest):



        (curl ipinfo.io).Content


        That produces a JSON string. To get the object that JSON represents, use ConvertFrom-Json:



        curl ipinfo.io | ConvertFrom-Json


        Since that's a PowerShell object, you can easily get specific fields from it. For example, this command gets just the external IP as a string:



        (curl ipinfo.io | ConvertFrom-Json).ip


        Note that the geographical information from this service isn't super accurate, but it did locate me within 20 miles or so. The ISP information seems to be reliable.






        share|improve this answer


























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          Since the question doesn't specify an OS, this is how to get that same information with PowerShell's curl (actually an alias of Invoke-WebRequest):



          (curl ipinfo.io).Content


          That produces a JSON string. To get the object that JSON represents, use ConvertFrom-Json:



          curl ipinfo.io | ConvertFrom-Json


          Since that's a PowerShell object, you can easily get specific fields from it. For example, this command gets just the external IP as a string:



          (curl ipinfo.io | ConvertFrom-Json).ip


          Note that the geographical information from this service isn't super accurate, but it did locate me within 20 miles or so. The ISP information seems to be reliable.






          share|improve this answer













          Since the question doesn't specify an OS, this is how to get that same information with PowerShell's curl (actually an alias of Invoke-WebRequest):



          (curl ipinfo.io).Content


          That produces a JSON string. To get the object that JSON represents, use ConvertFrom-Json:



          curl ipinfo.io | ConvertFrom-Json


          Since that's a PowerShell object, you can easily get specific fields from it. For example, this command gets just the external IP as a string:



          (curl ipinfo.io | ConvertFrom-Json).ip


          Note that the geographical information from this service isn't super accurate, but it did locate me within 20 miles or so. The ISP information seems to be reliable.







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              You can also use from PowerShell:



              Invoke-RestMethod http://ipinfo.io/json


              The command output will already give us the location in JSON



              Extracted from: https://www.sysadmit.com/2019/01/windows-saber-ip-publica-PowerShell.html






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                You can also use from PowerShell:



                Invoke-RestMethod http://ipinfo.io/json


                The command output will already give us the location in JSON



                Extracted from: https://www.sysadmit.com/2019/01/windows-saber-ip-publica-PowerShell.html






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                  You can also use from PowerShell:



                  Invoke-RestMethod http://ipinfo.io/json


                  The command output will already give us the location in JSON



                  Extracted from: https://www.sysadmit.com/2019/01/windows-saber-ip-publica-PowerShell.html






                  share|improve this answer













                  You can also use from PowerShell:



                  Invoke-RestMethod http://ipinfo.io/json


                  The command output will already give us the location in JSON



                  Extracted from: https://www.sysadmit.com/2019/01/windows-saber-ip-publica-PowerShell.html







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