IP Address

An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a unique string of numbers separated by periods (IPv4) or colons (IPv6) that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network.

IP addresses are used to identify devices on a network, enabling the routing of data between different devices. There are two versions of IP addresses in use: IPv4 and IPv6.

• IPv4: Consists of four sets of numbers ranging from 0 to 255, separated by periods (e.g., 192.168.1.1).
• IPv6: Consists of eight groups of four hexadecimal digits, separated by colons (e.g., 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334).

Example: Here’s an example demonstrating the use of an IP address in a JavaScript context to fetch data from an API:

const ipAddress = '192.168.1.1';

// Fetch data from an API using the IP address
fetch(`https://api.ipgeolocation.io/ipgeo?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY&ip=${ipAddress}`)
    .then(response => response.json())
    .then(data => {
        console.log(`IP Address: ${data.ip}`);
        console.log(`Country: ${data.country_name}`);
        console.log(`City: ${data.city}`);
    })
    .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));

In this example:

• An IP address (ipAddress) is defined.
• The fetch function is used to make a GET request to an IP geolocation API, substituting the ipAddress variable in the URL.
• The response is then converted to JSON and logged to the console, displaying information about the IP address, such as the country and city associated with it.