# \#getting-started

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## [How the domain field uniquely identifies organizations in the ASN and Company database](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/how-the-domain-field-uniquely-identifies-organizations-in-the-asn-and-company-database/401)

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**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\
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**Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/how-the-domain-field-uniquely-identifies-organizations-in-the-asn-and-company-database/401 "2023-05-16T12:17:38Z")

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In the ASN and IP to Company database, the domain field is the unique identifier of organizations. We recommend users filter the ASN or the company database based on the domain field, as it is the most unique identifier …

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## [How to get extract individual IP addresses from an IP range?](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/how-to-get-extract-individual-ip-addresses-from-an-ip-range/59)

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**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\
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**Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/how-to-get-extract-individual-ip-addresses-from-an-ip-range/59 "2023-04-04T13:37:53Z")

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Disclaimer: Most IP operation does not involve expanding the IP address ranges to their individual IP address. You do not need de-aggregate the IP ranges to query them. To query IP address data your default choice should…

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## [How are the IP addresses flattened on our database?](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/how-are-the-ip-addresses-flattened-on-our-database/57)

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**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\
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**Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/how-are-the-ip-addresses-flattened-on-our-database/57 "2023-04-04T10:59:16Z")

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On IPinfo’s databases, we flatten the IP address to their final assigned attributes (i.e. company). Because of this IP flattening operation, we don’t include all the parent ranges and the full assignment hierarchy of IP …

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## [Migrating from other data providers](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/migrating-from-other-data-providers/38)

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**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\
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**Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/migrating-from-other-data-providers/38 "2023-03-27T08:28:50Z")

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If you are migrating from other data providers to IPinfo’s data, there are a few things, you should be aware of. IPinfo Services Understand the different services IPinfo provides. IPinfo provides the following data se…