Yes, Free IP API has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes 60 requests per minute. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $3.00/mo, and no credit card is required to sign up.
About
Free IP API is an IP geolocation API that returns location and network data for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses through JSON and XML endpoints. The service accepts GET and POST requests, and if no IP is supplied it uses the sender's IP address.
The free offering includes a 60 requests per minute limit and supports IP geolocation, country data, phone codes, timezones, distance calculations, proxy detection, bulk IP lookup up to 50 IPs per request, and language data. The pricing page states that the free plan is available with no account required and that paid subscriptions raise the request limit above 60 requests per minute.
- 60 requests per minute
- IPv4 and IPv6 lookup support
- Bulk IP lookup up to 50 IPs
- JSON and XML response formats
- Proxy, ASN, and timezone data
- Commercial use allowed
Free Tier Value
This free tier is a real monthly allowance, not a trial: it includes 60 requests per minute with no account required, so it has meaningful ongoing value. Compared with the cheapest paid plan at about $8.25/month, the free tier delivers roughly a third of that practical capacity, but it lacks the paid extras like unlimited throughput, API keys, bulk lookups, and broader server coverage, so a fair estimate is about $3/month.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- 60 requests per minute.
- IPv4 and IPv6 support.
- Regularly updated database.
- Commercial use allowed.
- TLS/SSL support.
- Servers in Europe only.
- IP and domain whitelisting.
- API keys included.
- Bulk IP lookups included.
- Email support included.
See Free IP API pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Unlimited
- requests per minute
- unlimited
- Unlimited requests per minute
- IPv4 and IPv6 and other APIs
- Regularly updated database
- Commercial use allowed
- TLS/SSL support
- Servers across the world
- IP & Domain White Listing
- API Keys
Unlimited Yearly
- requests per minute
- unlimited
- Unlimited requests per minute
- IPv4 and IPv6 and other APIs
- Regularly updated database
- Commercial use allowed
- TLS/SSL support
- Servers across the world
- IP & Domain White Listing
- API Keys
Enterprise
- requests per minute
- unlimited
- Everything in Unlimited
- Custom server locations
- Higher bulk lookup limits
- SLA guarantee
- Custom invoicing
- Dedicated support
Pricing extracted from Free IP API's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Free IP API free forever?
Yes. Free IP API has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does Free IP API require a credit card?
No. You can start on Free IP API's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed Free IP API's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. Free IP API's cheapest paid plan is Unlimited Yearly at $8.25 / month.
What is Free IP API's free tier worth?
Free IP API's free tier is worth about $3.00 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 53/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
