ipstack CLI Tool

A simple Command-Line Interface (CLI) tool to fetch geolocation data for an IP address using the ipstack API. This tool supports commands for fetching geolocation for a single IP, bulk IP addresses, and even your own IP address.

Features

• Fetch geolocation for a single IP address.
• Fetch geolocation for multiple IP addresses in bulk.
• Check geolocation for your own IP address.
• Store the API key in environment variables for secure usage.

Installation

To install the tool globally on your system, run the following command:

npm install -g ipstack-cli

After installation, you'll be able to run ipstack commands from anywhere on your terminal.

Setup API Key

Before using the CLI, you need to provide an API key from ipstack. You can set your API key using the following command:

ipstack add <your_api_key>

This will save your API key for future use in the environment variables as IPSTACK_API_KEY.

Commands

1. Add API Key

Use the add command to set your ipstack API key:

ipstack add <your_api_key>

This will save your API key for future use.

2. Standard

Fetch geolocation data for a single IP address:

ipstack standard <ip_address>

Example:

ipstack standard 134.201.250.155

3. Bulk

Fetch geolocation data for multiple IP addresses:

ipstack bulk <ip_address_1> <ip_address_2> <ip_address_3> ...

Example:

ipstack bulk 134.201.250.155 72.229.28.185 110.174.165.78

4. Check

Get the geolocation for your current IP address:

ipstack check

This will automatically fetch the geolocation data for your own IP.

Environment Variables

This CLI tool uses the IPSTACK_API_KEY environment variable to store your ipstack API key.

If you want to set it permanently, add the following line to your shell profile (~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, etc.):

export IPSTACK_API_KEY=<your_api_key>

After adding it, make sure to reload your shell configuration:

source ~/.bashrc   # or source ~/.zshrc

Contributing

Feel free to fork, modify, and submit pull requests. For any issues or feature requests, please create an issue in the GitHub repository.

License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.