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To improve our server infrastructure and allow for better performance and efficiency, our API policies are now being permanently enforced as of March 13, 2024.
What are the policies?
What do I need to do? If you download GeoIP or GeoLite databases and you use an up to date version of our
If you are using web services, or if you do direct downloads of GeoIP or GeoLite databases, you should ensure that you are using the correct hostname for your API requests, and that you are using HTTPS. Failure to do so will result in web service or database download requests failing.
You can view the appropriate URIs for GeoIP and GeoLite services and downloads on our Developer Portal using the links below:
Please note: This enforcement also affects minFraud API requests. If you are also a minFraud user, see our minFraud release note on this issue.
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What are the policies?
- MaxMind only accepts API and database download requests sent with the more secure HTTPS protocol.
- MaxMind only accepts API and database download requests that are sent to the appropriate hostname as documented in the integration instructions on our Developer Portal (see direct links below).
What do I need to do? If you download GeoIP or GeoLite databases and you use an up to date version of our
geoipupdate
program, you do not need to take any action.If you are using web services, or if you do direct downloads of GeoIP or GeoLite databases, you should ensure that you are using the correct hostname for your API requests, and that you are using HTTPS. Failure to do so will result in web service or database download requests failing.
You can view the appropriate URIs for GeoIP and GeoLite services and downloads on our Developer Portal using the links below:
- GeoIP Country, City Plus, and Insights web services
- GeoIP and GeoLite database downloads
- GeoIP Legacy web services
- GeoLite web services
Please note: This enforcement also affects minFraud API requests. If you are also a minFraud user, see our minFraud release note on this issue.
Continue reading...