rdegges/ipify-api
A public IP API service. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4625
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 925
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1990 stars · 249 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The Go source code powering ipify, a free public API service that returns a client's public IP address, serving billions of requests per month. It builds into a single static binary designed for Heroku but deployable on any web host.
Use cases
- get my public IP address programmatically
- find the outbound IP of a cloud server during provisioning
- self-host my own public IP lookup API
- configure DNS records with the server's external IP
- check public IP from shell scripts and CI pipelines
When to choose
- you need a fast, reliable public IP echo endpoint
- you want to self-host an IP lookup service with a single static binary
- you need an extremely high-traffic IP API with millisecond response times
When to avoid
- you need geolocation or ISP metadata about the IP, not just the address
- you need IPv6-only or advanced filtering features not supported by the service
- you want a managed service without deploying anything yourself
Facets
service · maturity stable
http-server api-framework networking networking apis developer-tools self-hosted go self-hosted public-ip ip-address-api ipify heroku linux web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/rdegges/ipify-api · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1d52595f068e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rdegges/ipify-api | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="rdegges/ipify-api")
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