If you are using the C# programming language and want to look up if an IP address is associated with a privacy service such as VPN, proxy or hosting service, you can use our Privacy Detection API service. To get started:
Step 1: Get your access token.
Sign up for the appropriate tier and copy your IPinfo access token from your dashboard.
Step 2: Install the IPinfo C# library
Visit our official open-source IPinfo C# library GitHub repo and follow the instructions to install the library.
Step 3: IPinfo C# library ⇒ IP to Privacy
After importing and initializing the IPinfo package, you will need to call the following methods on the IPResponse
class variable:
Code | Description |
---|---|
ipResponse.Privacy.Hosting | Boolean response for hosting/data center/cloud IP address. Often indicative of a bot or self-hosted VPN. |
ipResponse.Privacy.Proxy |
Boolean response for IP address associated with a proxy service. |
ipResponse.Privacy.Vpn |
Boolean response for IP address associated with TOR endpoint. |
ipResponse.Privacy.Relay |
Boolean response for IP address associated with Apple relay service. |
ipResponse.Privacy.Service |
Name of the privacy service provider, if available. |
Starter code template
//namespace
using IPinfo;
using IPinfo.Models;
namespace IPinfoApp {
// Class declaration
class IPlookup {
// Main Method
static async Task Main(string[] args) {
////////////////////////////////
// initializing IPinfo client //
////////////////////////////////
// Get your IPinfo access token from: ipinfo.io/account/token
string token = "YOUR_TOKEN";
IPinfoClient client = new IPinfoClient.Builder()
.AccessToken(token)
.Build();
// making the API call
string ip = "173.45.30.55";
IPResponse ipResponse= await client.IPApi.GetDetailsAsync(ip);
////////////////////////////////
// Privacy Detection Insights //
////////////////////////////////
Console.WriteLine($"Hosting/Data center IP?: {ipResponse.Privacy.Hosting}");
Console.WriteLine($"Proxy IP?: {ipResponse.Privacy.Proxy}");
Console.WriteLine($"Relay IP?: {ipResponse.Privacy.Relay}");
Console.WriteLine($"Tor endpoint IP?: {ipResponse.Privacy.Tor}");
Console.WriteLine($"VPN IP?: {ipResponse.Privacy.Vpn}");
Console.WriteLine($"Service provider: {ipResponse.Privacy.Service}");
}
}
}
Result
Hosting/Data center IP: False
Proxy IP?: False
Relay IP?: False
Tor endpoint IP?: False
VPN IP?: True
Service provider:
As you can see, the IP address is flagged as a VPN IP address.
Besides the API service, IPinfo IP to Privacy detection data is also available as a database download.
To learn more about using the C# language and .NET framework with IPinfo, please check out our article: First steps with C#/.NET & IPinfo’s API and Database
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//namespace
using IPinfo;
using IPinfo.Models;
namespace IPinfoApp {
// Class declaration
class IPlookup {
// Main Method
static async Task Main(string[] args) {
////////////////////////////////
// initializing IPinfo client //
////////////////////////////////
// Get your IPinfo access token from: ipinfo.io/account/token
string token = "=YOUR_TOKEN=";
IPinfoClient client = new IPinfoClient.Builder()
.AccessToken(token)
.Build();
// making the API call
string ip = "=IP_ADDRESS=";
IPResponse ipResponse= await client.IPApi.GetDetailsAsync(ip);
////////////////////////////////
// Privacy Detection Insights //
////////////////////////////////
Console.WriteLine($"Hosting/Data center IP?: {ipResponse.Privacy.Hosting}");
Console.WriteLine($"Proxy IP?: {ipResponse.Privacy.Proxy}");
Console.WriteLine($"Relay IP?: {ipResponse.Privacy.Relay}");
Console.WriteLine($"Tor endpoint IP?: {ipResponse.Privacy.Tor}");
Console.WriteLine($"VPN IP?: {ipResponse.Privacy.Vpn}");
Console.WriteLine($"Service provider: {ipResponse.Privacy.Service}");
}
}
}