What is the production base URL?
Use HTTPS for every request. Do not send API keys over an unencrypted connection.
https://api.iprout.comWhich routes are available?
The lookup routes share authentication and JSON response conventions.
| Method | Path | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /ip | Lookup caller IP |
| GET | /ip/{ip} | Lookup a supplied IP |
| GET | /usage | Read usage and limits |
How should URLs be built?
Keep the base URL configurable, encode path values, and do not append a sample address when you mean to resolve the caller.
How should stable endpoint configuration be implemented?
Store https://api.iprout.com once in application configuration and append only documented paths through a URL builder. Keeping the host separate from route selection prevents accidental caller and explicit lookups from being interchanged. Keep this responsibility close to the IPRout client so the behavior documented in API Base URL and Endpoints remains consistent across web requests, workers, and scheduled jobs.
How should stable endpoint configuration be verified?
Test /ip, /ip/8.8.8.8, and /usage independently because they do not share the same response schema. Inspect the final emitted URL rather than assuming a framework joined path segments correctly. Automate the stable cases and reserve live checks for controlled environments so verification is repeatable without consuming unnecessary production allowance.
How should stable endpoint configuration be operated?
Allow a controlled base URL override for tests and approved nonproduction environments, but reject arbitrary runtime hosts. A secret must never be sent to a host supplied by a user or untrusted configuration source. Write down the owner and expected behavior so an alert or product change can be handled without reconstructing the original integration decisions.
Where does stable endpoint configuration stop?
The base URL guide defines routing only. Authentication headers, IPv6 path encoding, status handling, and usage interpretation belong to their dedicated contracts and should remain separate in client code. Treat that limit as part of the feature contract and direct callers to the related guide when they need a different guarantee or control.
What belongs in the release review for stable endpoint configuration?
Review the deployed implementation of API Base URL and Endpoints, not only a local sample. Confirm the intended endpoint, credential source, timeout, response model, and fallback from the environment that will carry real traffic. Use the verification cases above as release evidence, inspect generated browser assets and logs for secret exposure, and make sure dashboards identify the workload without storing raw credentials or unnecessary IP data. Record the configuration owner and rollback action before enabling the feature broadly.
When should stable endpoint configuration be revisited?
Revisit stable endpoint configuration when traffic volume, plan capacity, application ownership, deployment regions, browser origins, data retention, or the product consequence of a lookup changes. Compare the current implementation with the documented operating boundary rather than assuming the original decision still fits. Update tests and internal runbooks together, then verify the public API contract and related IPRout guides before rolling the change across every service that shares the client or account.
External references
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