IP Locator:Request

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A request consists of a protocol to make a call to the service, detailing desired elements. The minimum required elements in a request are your Customer ID and at least one input IP address.

IP Locator supports multiple protocols to access the service, including JSON and REST.

Field Names

This is a list of the request field names and their protocol naming conventions.

Field Name	Level	REST Abbreviation	JSON
Transmission Reference	Request	t	TransmissionReference
Customer ID	Request	id	CustomerID
Record ID	Record		RecordID
IP Address	Record	ip	IPAddress

Request Elements

The following elements set the basic options for each request. These apply to the entire request, not the individual records.

Transmission Reference

Optional.

This is a string value that serves as a unique identifier for this set of records. It is returned as sent.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	“TransmissionReference”:”string"
REST	?t = {string}

Customer ID

Required.

This is a string value containing the identification number issued to the customer by Melissa Data for IP Locator.

If this element is absent, the Web Service will return an error. To receive a customer ID, please contact your Melissa Data sales representative at 1-800-MELISSA.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"CustomerID”:”string”
REST	&id = {string}

Request Record Elements

JSON will contain the Records element.

Protocol	Definition
JSON	Each IP address will be contained within [{}] under the Records element.
REST	The REST interface only allows a single record per request.

RecordID

Optional.

This is a string value containing a unique identifier for the current record. Use this to match the record submitted with the record returned. It will return what is inputted.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	“RecordID”:”string”

IPAddress

Required.

The IP address to be verified.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	“IPAddress”:”string”
REST	&ip = {string}