How to determine a user's IP address in node

Question

How can I determine the IP address of a given request from within a controller? For example (in express):

app.post(\'/get/ip/address\', function (req, res) {         


        

Answer 1

You can stay DRY and just use node-ipware that supports both IPv4 and IPv6.

Install:

npm install ipware

In your app.js or middleware:

var getIP = require('ipware')().get_ip;
app.use(function(req, res, next) {
    var ipInfo = getIP(req);
    console.log(ipInfo);
    // { clientIp: '127.0.0.1', clientIpRoutable: false }
    next();
});

It will make the best attempt to get the user's IP address or returns 127.0.0.1 to indicate that it could not determine the user's IP address. Take a look at the README file for advanced options.