Validation

IP Address Validation API

Validate IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and flag private, loopback, and link-local ranges.

Request Headers

Name Required Description
X-RapidAPI-Key required Your RapidAPI key. Get one free.
X-RapidAPI-Host required ip-validate.p.rapidapi.com

Endpoints

GET /v1/validate/ip

Validate an IPv4 or IPv6 address and flag private ranges

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDefaultConstraints
ipstringrequired—matches \S

Code Examples

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://ip-validate.p.rapidapi.com/v1/validate/ip?ip=example' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-host: ip-validate.p.rapidapi.com'

Interactive Example

ip-validate
$ GET /v1/validate/ip?ip=192.168.1.1
{"valid":true,"version":4,"private":true}

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