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title: "GeoIP and GeoLite"
description: "Overview of the GeoIP and GeoLite IP intelligence databases and web services, with links to guides and resources."
source: "https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/"
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# GeoIP and GeoLite

MaxMind’s GeoIP and GeoLite IP intelligence products and services are used to
discover information about a specific IP address. We provide free and paid web
services, subscription-based downloadable databases, and free downloadable
databases.

## GeoIP Products and Services

GeoIP IP intelligence products and services can provide data on geolocation,
network information, anonymizer status, and more. Learn about the different
kinds of
[geolocation data](https://support.maxmind.com/knowledge-base/articles/choose-the-right-maxmind-geolocation-product)
and
[IP intelligence data](https://support.maxmind.com/knowledge-base/articles/choose-the-maxmind-ip-intelligence-data-you-need)
in GeoIP products and services on our knowledge base.

<div class="table">
  <table>
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th></th>
        <th>Binary Database</th>
        <th>CSV Database</th>
        <th>Web Service&#42;</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td>City and Country</td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/city-and-country/index.md#binary-databases"
            >Docs</a
          >
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/city-and-country/index.md#csv-databases"
            >Docs</a
          >
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/web-services/index.md">Docs</a>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>ISP</td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/isp/index.md#binary-database">Docs</a>
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/isp/index.md#csv-database">Docs</a>
        </td>
        <td>Included in GeoIP City Plus and Insights web services.</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Domain</td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/domain/index.md#binary-database">Docs</a>
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/domain/index.md#csv-database">Docs</a>
        </td>
        <td>Included in GeoIP City Plus and Insights web services.</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Connection Type</td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/connection-type/index.md#binary-database"
            >Docs</a
          >
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/connection-type/index.md#csv-database">Docs</a>
        </td>
        <td>Comparable data included in the GeoIP Insights web service.</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Enterprise</td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/enterprise/index.md#binary-database">Docs</a>
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/enterprise/index.md#csv-database">Docs</a>
        </td>
        <td>Comparable data included in the GeoIP Insights web service.</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Anonymous IP</td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/anonymous-ip/index.md#binary-database">Docs</a>
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/anonymous-ip/index.md#csv-database">Docs</a>
        </td>
        <td>Included in the GeoIP Insights web service.</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Anonymous Plus</td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/anonymous-plus/index.md#binary-database"
            >Docs</a
          >
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/anonymous-plus/index.md#csv-database">Docs</a>
        </td>
        <td>Included in the GeoIP Insights web service.</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Insights&#42;&#42;</td>
        <td>&bull;</td>
        <td>&bull;</td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/web-services/index.md">Docs</a>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="4">
          * GeoIP web services provide more accurate geolocation than our
          equivalent databases.
          <a
            href="https://support.maxmind.com/knowledge-base/articles/choose-the-right-maxmind-geolocation-product#db-vs-web-services"
            >Learn more about the differences between GeoIP web services and
            databases on our knowledge base</a
          >.
          <br />
          ** The GeoIP Insights web service contains comparable data to all of
          the databases and web services listed above.
        </td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
</div>

## GeoLite Databases and Services

GeoLite databases and web services provide free geolocation and limited network
data for IP addresses. This data is less accurate than the data in our paid,
GeoIP products and services. You must
[sign up for a free GeoLite account](https://www.maxmind.com/en/create-account)
in order to download GeoLite databases or query the GeoLite web services.
GeoLite uses the same integration methods and documentation as GeoIP (linked
below), with a few minor modifications. It is recommended that you get started
by [reading about GeoLite](/geoip/geolite2-free-geolocation-data/index.md).

<div class="table">
  <table>
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th></th>
        <th>Binary Database</th>
        <th>CSV Database</th>
        <th>Web Service</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td>City and Country</td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/city-and-country/index.md#binary-databases"
            >Docs</a
          >
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/city-and-country/index.md#csv-databases"
            >Docs</a
          >
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/web-services/index.md">Docs</a>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>ASN</td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/asn/index.md#binary-database">Docs</a>
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="/geoip/docs/databases/asn/index.md#csv-database">Docs</a>
        </td>
        <td>Included in the GeoLite City Web Service.</td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
</div>

## Pages in this section

- [GeoIP Release Notes](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/release-notes/index.md): List of GeoIP and GeoLite release notes that announce new features, data changes, and deprecations.
- [GeoIP and GeoLite API Requests](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/web-services/requests/index.md): Reference for GeoIP and GeoLite web service requests: authorization, service endpoints, headers, and how to troubleshoot IP lookups.
- [GeoIP and GeoLite API Responses](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/web-services/responses/index.md): Reference for GeoIP and GeoLite web service responses: headers, errors, rate limits, and each field of the response body.
- [GeoIP and GeoLite City and Country Databases](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/databases/city-and-country/index.md): Formats, example files, and sizes of the GeoIP and GeoLite City and Country databases, which give the country, subdivision, city, and postal code.
- [GeoIP and GeoLite Database Documentation](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/databases/index.md): Overview of the GeoIP and GeoLite databases, with official and third-party client APIs, integrations, and the mmdbinspect command-line tool.
- [GeoIP and GeoLite Web Services Documentation](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/web-services/index.md): Overview of the GeoIP and GeoLite web services: the OpenAPI specification, client APIs, timeouts, curl examples, accuracy, and versioning.
- [GeoIP Anonymous IP Databases](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/databases/anonymous-ip/index.md): Formats, example files, and sizes of the GeoIP Anonymous IP database, which identifies proxy, VPN, hosting, and other anonymous IP addresses.
- [GeoIP Anonymous Plus Databases](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/databases/anonymous-plus/index.md): Formats, example files, and sizes of the GeoIP Anonymous Plus database, which identifies anonymizer traffic with confidence scores and VPN provider names.
- [GeoIP Connection Type Databases](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/databases/connection-type/index.md): Formats, example files, and sizes of the GeoIP Connection Type database, which identifies cellular, cable/DSL, corporate, and satellite connections.
- [GeoIP Domain Databases](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/databases/domain/index.md): Formats, example files, and sizes of the GeoIP Domain database, which gives the second-level domain name for an IP address.
- [GeoIP Enterprise Databases](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/databases/enterprise/index.md): Formats, example files, and sizes of the GeoIP Enterprise database, which adds confidence factors, ISP, domain, and connection type to geolocation data.
- [GeoIP Exchange documentation](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/geoip-exchange/index.md): How GeoIP Exchange members can automate downloads of the GeoIP Exchange geofeed report.
- [GeoIP ISP Databases](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/databases/isp/index.md): Formats, example files, and sizes of the GeoIP ISP database, which gives the ISP, organization, and autonomous system for an IP address.
- [GeoIP Legacy Web Services](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/web-services/legacy/index.md): Reference for the GeoIP Legacy web services HTTP API, which is not available to new customers.
- [GeoIP Residential Proxy Databases](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/databases/residential-proxy/index.md): Formats, example files, and sizes of the GeoIP Residential Proxy database, which identifies IP addresses seen in residential proxy networks.
- [GeoIP Static IP Score Databases](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/databases/static-ip-score/index.md): Formats, example files, and sizes of the GeoIP Static IP Score database, which shows how static or dynamic an IP address is.
- [GeoIP User Count Databases](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/databases/user-count/index.md): Formats, example files, and sizes of the GeoIP User Count database, which estimates the number of users on an IP address and its subnet.
- [GeoLite ASN Databases](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/databases/asn/index.md): Formats, example files, and sizes of the GeoLite ASN database, which gives the autonomous system number and organization for an IP address.
- [GeoLite on Snowflake](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/geolite-on-snowflake/index.md): How to get and query the GeoLite Country, City, and ASN datasets on the Snowflake Marketplace.
- [Geolocate an IP](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/geolocate-an-ip/index.md): Guides to geolocate an IP address with GeoIP and GeoLite databases, server-side web service calls, or client-side JavaScript.
- [Importing Databases](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/importing-databases/index.md): Guides to import GeoIP and GeoLite CSV databases into PostgreSQL or MySQL.
- [Privacy Exclusions API](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/privacy-exclusions-api/index.md): Reference for the Privacy Exclusions API, which returns the Do Not Sell My Personal Information requests that MaxMind receives.
- [Testing GeoIP Web Services in the MaxMind Sandbox](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/docs/web-services/sandbox-environment/index.md): How to test a GeoIP web service integration in the MaxMind Sandbox: license keys, Sandbox endpoints, and test data.
- [Track Location Name Updates](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/track-location-name-updates/index.md): How to download the report of changes to the location names in GeoIP databases.
- [Updating GeoIP and GeoLite Databases](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/updating-databases/index.md): How to keep GeoIP and GeoLite databases current with GeoIP Update or with direct downloads.
- [Upgrading GeoIP Update from v3.x to v4.0 and higher](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/upgrading-geoip-update/index.md): How to upgrade GeoIP Update from version 3.x to version 4.0 or higher.
- [What's New in GeoIP2](https://63cee7f8.dev-site-4ua.pages.dev/geoip/whats-new-in-geoip2/index.md): Changes for developers who move from GeoIP Legacy to the GeoIP2 databases and web services.