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What's my IP API

WHOIS API

With a collection of useful APIs for public use, you can enhance your sites and applications in minutes.

All API URLs listed herein are relative to https://www.gentlentapis.com/tools/v1/. No authentication is required. Parameters should be sent as URL parameters or as a request body with type application/json.

Even though no authentication is required, we strongly recommend to sign up for an Gentlent Account and create API credentials to receive notifications in case of breaking changes to our APIs.

GET Barcodes API

The Barcodes API can be used to generate QR, aztec, and data matrix codes. It is recommended to download and/or cache codes that are used often.

Type	Description	Value
URL	API Endpoint	`GET` `/barcodes`
Query/URL Parameters	`type`	Type of code that should be generated. Must be one of: `qr_code` `aztec_code` `data_matrix`
	`data`	Any string between 4 and 1663 characters that should be encoded in the barcode. Could be: URL Coordinates Phone Number Text ...
	`scale` Optional	Defines how large the resulting image should be. Must be: Integer between `1` and `10` Default: `2`

GET Countries API

The Countries API provides a list of countries and their states along with their names and ISO codes.

Type	Description	Value
URL	API Endpoint	`GET` `/countries`
Query/URL Parameters	`country` Optional	Lists more detailed information and the states of a specific country. Must be: 2-letter Country Code

[
  {
    "code2": "AF",
    "code3": "AFG",
    "name": "Afghanistan",
    "capital": "Kabul",
    "region": "Asia",
    "subregion": "Southern Asia",
    "api_url": "https://www.gentlentapis.com/tools/v1/countries?country=AF"
  },
  {
    "code2": "AX",
    "code3": "ALA",
    "name": "Åland Islands",
    "capital": "Mariehamn",
    "region": "Europe",
    "subregion": "Northern Europe",
    "api_url": "https://www.gentlentapis.com/tools/v1/countries?country=AX"
  },
  …
]

POST Email Sanitizer API

Our Email Sanitizer API is used to normalise email addresses by honoring things such as punycode, inbox aliases, and more.

Type	Description	Value
URL	API Endpoint	`POST` `/sanitizeEmail`
Request Body	`email`	The email address that should be formatted. Must be: Email Address
Request Body	`format` Optional	Type of the response. Must be one of: `text` (default) `json`

{
  "email": "john.doe@yourname.xyz"
}

GET Favicon API

Get the URL or direct image of any site's favicon with our public Favicon API. It supports the classic favicon.ico, but also much newer icons, such as the Apple touch icons.

Type	Description	Value
URL	API Endpoint	`GET` `/getFavicon`
Query/URL Parameters	`url`	The URL of the website you want the favicon from. Must be: HTTP/HTTPS-based URL
Query/URL Parameters	`format` Optional	Type of the response. Must be one of: `text` (default) `json` `image`

GET Geo IP API

You can use our Geo IP API to get location data, as well as geo-supported subnet details of an IP address.

Type	Description	Value
URL	API Endpoint	`GET` `/geoIp`
Query/URL Parameters	`ip_address`	The IP address you want to look up. Must be one of: IPv4 address (without CIDR) IPv6 address (without CIDR)

{
  "ip": "8.8.8.8",
  "metadata": {
    "location": {
      "country": "US",
      "eu": false
    },
    "asn": 15169,
    "asn_name": "GOOGLE",
    "coords": {
      "lat": 37.751,
      "lon": -97.822
    },
    "ip": "8.8.8.8",
    "subnet": "8.8.8.0/24"
  }
}

POST One-Time-Password (OTP) API

Integrating TOTP-based 2-factor authentication is now easier than ever. With out OTP API, you can create and verify 2FA codes with ease.

Type	Description	Value
URL	API Endpoint	`POST` `/otp`
Request Body	`type`	Type of the OTP code. Must be: `time_based`
	`action`	What action you want to take. Must be one of: `generate` `verify`
	`digits` Optional	Defines how many digits should be generated. Must be one of: `6` (default; most compatible) `8`
	`secret` Only when verifying	Must only be set when `action=verify`. Should be: Secret returned by an `action=generate` request
	`label` Optional Only when generating	Must only be set when `action=generate`. Defines the label used by OTP apps and software. May be: Text
	`issuer` Optional Only when generating	Must only be set when `action=generate`. Defines the issuer name used by OTP apps and software. May be: Text

{
  "algorithm": "SHA1",
  "digits": 6,
  "issuer": "",
  "label": "",
  "otp_url": "otpauth://totp/?secret=...&issuer=&algorithm=SHA1&digits=6&period=30",
  "period": 30,
  "qrcode_url": "https://www.gentlentapis.com/tools/v1/barcodes?type=qr_code&...",
  "secret": "FF4HND2CCGPWNZHKIA66I6Y44DEKPXXI",
  "type": "totp"
}

{
  "algorithm": "SHA1",
  "digits": 6,
  "otp_codes": {
    "+30s": "623843",
    "current": "078649",
    "-30s": "697286",
    "-60s": "673108"
  },
  "period": 30,
  "secret": "FF4HND2CCGPWNZHKIA66I6Y44DEKPXXI",
  "type": "totp"
}

GET Sitemaps API

Let us scan your site and build your sitemap to get more visibility in search engines. Please note that this API is subject to rate limiting. Please cache responses or contact us for increased limits.

Type	Description	Value
URL	API Endpoint	`GET` `/sitemap`
Query/URL Parameters	`url`	The URL of the website you want the favicon from. Must be: HTTP/HTTPS-based URL
	`depth` Optional	How deep you want your site to be crawled. This increases the risk of a timeout. Must be one of: Integer between `1` and `5` Default: `3`
	`format` Optional	Type of the response. Must be one of: `xml` (default) `text` `json`

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <url>
    <loc>https://pki.gentlent.com/</loc>
    <priority>1.0000</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://root-ca3-demo-revoked.pki.gentlent.com/</loc>
    <priority>0.9000</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://root-ca3-demo.pki.gentlent.com/</loc>
    <priority>0.9000</priority>
  </url>
  …
</urlset>

GET What's my IP API

Get the IP address of the client you connect to this API with. This is more of a utility to find your public IP in a complicated cloud environment.

Type	Description	Value
URL	API Endpoint	`GET` `/getIp`
Query/URL Parameters	`format` Optional	Type of the response. Must be one of: `text` (default) `json`

3.17.179.132

GET WHOIS API

Retrieve the WHOIS data of any IP address or domain. Please note that this API is subject to rate limiting. Please cache responses or contact us for increased limits.

Type	Description	Value
URL	API Endpoint	`GET` `/whois`
Query/URL Parameters	`query`	Type of the response. Must be one of: Registered Domain Name IPv4 address IPv6 address
Query/URL Parameters	`rdap` Optional	Returns the RDAP response of a TLD, if supported. Must be one of: `false` (default) `true`
`showServer` Optional	Adds the queried WHOIS server to the response. Must be one of: `false` (default) `true`

Domain name: yourname.xyz
Registry Domain ID: D18815624-CNIC
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.namecheap.com
Registrar URL: http://www.namecheap.com
Updated Date: 2021-02-19T07:49:59.61Z
Creation Date: 2016-03-21T00:28:19.00Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2022-03-21T23:59:59.00Z
...

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