# IP-API.com, free, GET /json/{query}: IP company lookup API

> Identify the organization, ISP, AS, and if they are using a mobile network

IP-API.com's Free plan for the IP company lookup API costs $0.00 per 1,000 IP addresses. IP-API.com's docs list 5 of the 10 fields on our checklist: Owner's name, Country, Region and city, VPN and proxy, Hosting.
IP-API.com limits how many calls you get but gives no number.
In [our IP company lookup API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-ip-company-lookup-api.txt), the best plan from IP-API.com scores 76.5 out of 100. IP-API.com ranks 4th of 15 providers.
This plan is free. We rank 398 plans for IP company lookup APIs by price. Half the plans cost $0.112 per 1,000 IP addresses or less. [See the best free IP company lookup API plan.](https://datacircle.dev/best-ip-company-lookup-api.txt)
[IPHunter's €99.99 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/iphunter/99-99-monthly/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 IP addresses. IPHunter's €99.99 monthly plan covers up to 11,520,000 IP addresses a day.
[FreeIPAPI's €9.90 monthly plan (/api/bulk/json)](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/freeipapi/9-90-monthly-unlimited-post-api-bulk-json/llms.txt) covers any number of IP addresses. FreeIPAPI's €9.90 monthly plan costs less up front than IPHunter's €99.99 monthly plan.
[DNSlytics](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/dnslytics/free/llms.txt), [ipwhois.io](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/ipwhois-io/free/llms.txt) and [IPBot](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/ipbot/free-anonymous-get-v1-ip-ip/llms.txt) are the best IP company lookup API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/ip-api-com/free-get-json-query
- [IP company lookup API: the 15 best providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-ip-company-lookup-api.txt)
- Get it: https://members.ip-api.com/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ip-company-lookup-api-pricing
- Request: `GET /json/{query}`
- API key: not needed
- Its API docs: https://ip-api.com/docs/api:json?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ip-company-lookup-api-pricing
- Sold by: IP-API.com (https://ip-api.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ip-company-lookup-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-04

## In the answer

- Completeness: 50%
- Owner's name: ✓
- Country: ✓
- Region and city: ✓
- VPN and proxy: ✓
- Hosting: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 IP addresses: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: IP Geolocation - Batch JSON endpoint

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Identify the organization, ISP, AS, and if they are using a mobile network

## Data

- Freshness: 24 hours
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: "The use of the API is strictly limited for a non-commercial purpose and in a non-commercial environment." [...] "Example of forbidden, commercial usage:" [...] "local currency or closest store for visitors of an online shop" [...] "geo-targeted ads for users of an ad network" [...] "fraud prevention for online orders" [...] "Only members with a pro subscription can use the API in a commercial environment."

## Plan

- Pay: $0

## Rate limit

- Per second: 0.75
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call
- Median: 0.08 s

## The call

- You send: query. Optional: fields, lang, callback
- Method: GET
- Path: /json/{query}

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone, for non-commercial use ("The free endpoint does not allow commercial usage")

## The 24 fields the plan's answer can hold

status, continent, continent code, country, country code, region code, region, city, district, ZIP code, latitude, longitude, timezone, UTC offset, currency, ISP, organization, AS number and organization, AS name, reverse DNS, mobile, proxy, hosting, IP address

## IP-API.com's plans (5)

- [IP-API.com, free, GET /json/{query}](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/ip-api-com/free-get-json-query/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 50% complete, 24 hours
- [IP-API.com, €45 quarterly, Pro, 3 months, GET /json/{query}](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/ip-api-com/45-quarterly-pro-3-months-get-json-query/llms.txt): no limit, 50% complete, 24 hours
- [IP-API.com, €85 half-yearly, Pro, 6 months, GET /json/{query}](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/ip-api-com/85-half-yearly-pro-6-months-get-json-query/llms.txt): no limit, 50% complete, 24 hours
- [IP-API.com, €160 yearly, Pro, 12 months, GET /json/{query}](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/ip-api-com/160-yearly-pro-12-months-get-json-query/llms.txt): no limit, 50% complete, 24 hours
- [IP-API.com, contact us, Enterprise, GET /json/{query}](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/ip-api-com/contact-us-enterprise-get-json-query/llms.txt): 50% complete, 24 hours

## IP-API.com's calls (2)

- `POST /batch`: [IP-API.com, free, POST /batch](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/ip-api-com/free-post-batch/llms.txt)
- `GET /json/{query}`: [IP-API.com, free, GET /json/{query}](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/ip-api-com/free-get-json-query/llms.txt)

## IP-API.com's APIs (1)

- [IP-API.com: IP company lookup API pricing, 5 plans, GET /json/{query}](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/ip-api-com/free-get-json-query/llms.txt)

## IP-API.com: IP company lookup API alternatives

- [Ipregistry, free, POST /](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/ipregistry/free-post/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 80% complete, 1 day
- [IP2Location.io, free, Keyless API](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/ip2location-io/free-keyless-api/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 50% complete, 1 day
- [ipbase, free, POST /v2/batch](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/ipbase/free-post-v2-batch/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 60% complete, 1 day
- [IPGeolocation.io, free](https://datacircle.dev/ip-company-lookup-apis/ipgeolocation-io/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 40% complete, 24 hours

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-04.

- https://ip-api.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ip-company-lookup-api-pricing
- https://ip-api.com/docs/api:json?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ip-company-lookup-api-pricing
- https://ip-api.com/docs/legal?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ip-company-lookup-api-pricing
- https://members.ip-api.com/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ip-company-lookup-api-pricing
- https://members.ip-api.com/faq?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ip-company-lookup-api-pricing
- https://members.ip-api.com/legal?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ip-company-lookup-api-pricing