How do I get user IP address in django?

Question

How do I get user\'s IP in django?

I have a view like this:

# Create your views
from django.contrib.gis.utils import GeoIP
from django.template impor         


        

Answer 1

You can use django-ipware which supports Python 2 & 3 and handles IPv4 & IPv6.

Install:

pip install django-ipware

Simple Usage:

# In a view or a middleware where the `request` object is available

from ipware import get_client_ip
ip, is_routable = get_client_ip(request)
if ip is None:
    # Unable to get the client's IP address
else:
    # We got the client's IP address
    if is_routable:
        # The client's IP address is publicly routable on the Internet
    else:
        # The client's IP address is private

# Order of precedence is (Public, Private, Loopback, None)

Advanced Usage:

• Custom Header - Custom request header for ipware to look at:

  i, r = get_client_ip(request, request_header_order=['X_FORWARDED_FOR'])
  i, r = get_client_ip(request, request_header_order=['X_FORWARDED_FOR', 'REMOTE_ADDR'])
  

• Proxy Count - Django server is behind a fixed number of proxies:

  i, r = get_client_ip(request, proxy_count=1)
  

• Trusted Proxies - Django server is behind one or more known & trusted proxies:

  i, r = get_client_ip(request, proxy_trusted_ips=('177.2.2.2'))
  
  # For multiple proxies, simply add them to the list
  i, r = get_client_ip(request, proxy_trusted_ips=('177.2.2.2', '177.3.3.3'))
  
  # For proxies with fixed sub-domain and dynamic IP addresses, use partial pattern
  i, r = get_client_ip(request, proxy_trusted_ips=('177.2.', '177.3.'))
  

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