Ipxapi Blog: #1 Accurate IP Address Lookup and Geolocation API

You need a reliable way to score an IP’s fraud risk in real time so you can block or challenge suspicious sessions before they reach sensitive endpoints. By the end of this guide, you will be able to query ipXapi’s IP Risk Level endpoint, interpret the risk_level in responses, and integrate it into your security pipeline using curl and Python. What the IP Risk Level API does The IP Risk Level lookup from ipXapi returns a per-IP fraud_score and, crucially, a categorical risk_level you can use to drive security decisions (for example, blocking, rate-limiting, or step-up authentication). The endpoint operates over HTTPS, requires a Bearer token, and responds with JSO...