Where is the Postman documentation?
Open the maintained public collection documentation.
https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/55991899/2sBXwtrASmHow should the key be configured?
Create a private environment variable such as IPROUT_API_KEY and reference it from the Authorization header. Keep the current value out of exported collections.
Which requests should I test?
Test caller lookup, the 8.8.8.8 explicit example, usage, an invalid address, and a request with no key.
How should this tool fit the development workflow?
Use the tool to accelerate request exploration, schema generation, or contract review, then commit the resulting integration through normal engineering controls. Keep live secrets in private environments, inspect generated code, set explicit timeouts, and verify nullable fields and error handling. A tool import is a starting point rather than proof that the application is production-ready.
How should generated or imported artifacts be maintained?
Record the source URL and update date, review changes before regeneration, and keep application-specific wrappers small. Test caller lookup, explicit 8.8.8.8 lookup, usage, authentication failure, invalid input, and capacity errors. Avoid editing generated files manually when the same change belongs in configuration or a maintained wrapper, and do not publish exported environments containing real credentials.
How should problems be diagnosed step by step?
Reduce the integration to one authenticated cURL request from trusted infrastructure, using GET /ip/8.8.8.8 as the known explicit fixture. Record the HTTP status, content type, elapsed time, and safely redacted body. If that succeeds, compare the application URL, headers, proxy behavior, timeout, and JSON model. If it fails, separate authentication, validation, capacity, transport, and server categories before changing code. Check GET /usage after 429, compare exact browser Origin values after CORS failure, and confirm the deployed environment received the intended secret. Do not rotate, retry, or increase limits blindly; preserve enough controlled evidence to identify the boundary that actually failed.
How should this behavior be tested?
Create unit fixtures for successful lookup or usage data, nullable optional fields, unknown additive properties, and every relevant error status. Mock timeouts and malformed intermediary responses so the client never mistakes an HTML proxy page for valid JSON. Run a small integration test with a designated nonproduction key and 8.8.8.8, inject the secret through CI, and keep live calls out of ordinary unit-test loops.
What privacy and accuracy boundaries apply?
IP intelligence is approximate network context. It does not prove identity, residence, billing country, precise device position, or individual ownership of a network organization. Retain only the source and derived fields required for the product purpose, restrict access, define deletion, and let users correct meaningful defaults. Security, financial, legal, or physical-location decisions require additional verified evidence and appropriate professional review.
Which plan and usage limits apply?
The 7-Day Developer Key provides 1,000 evaluation requests. Free includes 10,000 monthly requests and 1 active key. Starter includes 100,000 requests, 2 active keys, and up to 5 exact CORS origins per key. Pro includes 1,000,000 requests, 5 active keys, up to 10 origins per key, and a configurable 100 to 1,000,000 cap at key creation. Active keys share the account allowance.
| Plan | Monthly requests | Active keys |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 10,000 | 1 |
| Starter | 100,000 | 2 |
| Pro | 1,000,000 | 5 |
What should happen before release?
Confirm the endpoint and response model, validate URL construction, keep the secret outside source, set timeout and status-aware retry behavior, and test the real deployment environment. Add monitoring for latency, errors, shared usage, and per-key consumption. Document the owner, purpose, expected volume, fallback, retention, and rotation procedure. Review the implementation again whenever traffic, hosting origins, plan limits, or product decisions materially change.
External references
Continue with the standards and official documentation most relevant to this guide.
- IPRout Postman collection (opens in a new tab)
Postman
- Import an API specification (opens in a new tab)
Postman Learning Center
- OpenAPI Specification (opens in a new tab)
OpenAPI Initiative