How to determine location of device in Android using IP address

Question

I am developing an Android app. I want to determine the location of the device using its IP address. Where do I start? The links on Google APIs are not conclusive enough. Thanks

Answer 1

Checkout Google Maps Geolocation API

Sample POST:

https://www.googleapis.com/geolocation/v1/geolocate?key=YOUR_API_KEY

Sample response:

{
  "location": {
    "lat": 51.0,
    "lng": -0.1
  },
  "accuracy": 1200.4
}

Limits:

Users of the standard API:

2,500 free queries per day 10 query per second, per user Enable pay-as-you-go billing to unlock higher quotas:

$0.50 USD / 1000 additional queries, up to 100,000 daily.

MORE