One key. One shape. Call it like you'd call your own code.
$ curl "https://api.parseapi.com/ip/8.8.8.8" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" // 200 · ~16ms · USA { "ip": "8.8.8.8", "country": "US", "country_name": "United States", "continent": "NA", "asn": "AS15169", "asn_name": "Google LLC" }
SPEED
16ms
USA median. Worldwide ~31ms.
Fast enough to call inline, no spinner, no background job. Core lookups, measured every 15 minutes from 16 cities worldwide. Some deep checks take longer.
See live status →DATA
Fields come from registries, postal authorities, and statistics agencies. Sources refresh on a schedule, so what comes back is current.
DEEP DATA
Every endpoint returns a full, real response, even on Free. Add one parameter on a paid plan and get the same response back, plus a nested deep object with the richer fields (datacenter flags, deliverability, DNS records). Nothing to re-integrate when you upgrade. Same route. Same fields. You opt in only when you need it.
GET /ip/8.8.8.8GET /ip/8.8.8.8?deep=trueDX
Auth, errors, and docs. All exactly where you'd look for them.
X-API-Key or Authorization: Bearer. Same key, either header. Copy it in and start calling.
Every failure returns the same shape: a code, a message, a link to the exact fix, and a request ID to trace it.
Every field explained. Every error paired with the fix, so the next step is always obvious.
PLANS
Free is real enough to build on. Start is $20/mo for 1M requests, Pro is $100/mo for 10M. No per-seat billing, ever.
WHY
An API should feel native. Built into your stack, not bolted onto it.
That's worth arguing about a single field name for a week before we ship it. We use parseAPI every day ourselves, so it has to be good, not just correct, with docs that tell the truth and a free tier real enough to build on.