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administrative-divisons-db vs Apiip

If you need a Geocoding API that's easy to integrate, go with administrative-divisons-db.

administrative-divisons-db

Get all administrative divisions of a country

Apiip

Get location information by IP address

administrative-divisons-db

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use

Apiip

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use
Featureadministrative-divisons-dbApiip
AuthenticationNoneapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSYesYes

When to use which?

administrative-divisons-db is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication.