VPN & Proxy Detection

Detect if an IP address belongs to a VPN, proxy, Tor exit node, or hosting provider. Returns threat scores and fraud indicators for fraud prevention, risk assessment, and bot detection.

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Overview

Use Cases

Fraud prevention in e-commerce and fintech
Risk scoring for user authentication
Bot and crawler detection
Compliance and regulatory requirements
Content access restrictions (geo-blocking circumvention)

Features

VPN provider detection

Public and web proxy detection

Tor exit node identification

Data-center and hosting provider detection

Threat level scoring

Fraud score (0-100) based on IP2Proxy database

Autonomous System (ASN) organization lookup

API Endpoints

Check IP Address

Analyze an IP address to determine if it's a VPN, proxy, Tor exit node, or hosting provider. Returns detailed threat indicators and scores.

GET

https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/tech/ip/vpn/{ip}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
ip	`string`	Required	The IP address to check (supports IPv4 and IPv6)

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Request

ip * (string)

The IP address to check (supports IPv4 and IPv6)

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
ip	`string`	The analyzed IP address
is_vpn	`boolean`	True when the IP belongs to a known VPN provider
is_proxy	`boolean`	True when the IP is a known public or web proxy
is_tor	`boolean`	True when the IP is a known Tor exit node
is_hosting	`boolean`	True when the IP belongs to a data-centre or hosting provider (DCH)
score	`integer`	Raw threat score (0-9+). Tor contributes 3, VPN or Proxy each contribute 2, Hosting contributes 1
threat	`integer`	Threat level derived from score: 0 = None, 1 = Low, 2–3 = Medium, 4–5 = High, 6+ = Critical
fraud_score	`integer`	Fraud risk score from 0 (no risk) to 100 (high risk). Available when using IP2Proxy PX5 or higher
asn_org	`string`	Organization name owning the Autonomous System containing the IP (e.g. "DIGITALOCEAN-ASN")

Code Examples

curl "https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/tech/ip/vpn/8.8.8.8" \
  -H "requiems-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

url = "https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/tech/ip/vpn/8.8.8.8"
headers = {"requiems-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch('https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/tech/ip/vpn/8.8.8.8', {
  headers: { 'requiems-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.data.is_vpn, data.data.threat);

require 'net/http'

uri = URI('https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/tech/ip/vpn/8.8.8.8')
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request['requiems-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
  http.request(request)
end

puts JSON.parse(response.body)

Error Responses

bad_request

The IP address is missing or invalid

internal_error

Unexpected server error

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