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Network Tools APIs: IP Intelligence, DNS, and Security Checks

Network APIs are the backbone of security, analytics, and compliance features. Whether you need to geolocate users for content personalization, detect VPN usage for fraud prevention, or monitor SSL certificate expiry, these APIs turn raw network data into actionable intelligence.

Why use a network tools API?

  • Geolocate users by IP for personalization, compliance (GDPR regions), and analytics
  • Detect VPN, proxy, and Tor usage to prevent fraud and enforce access policies
  • Monitor SSL certificates and DNS records for security and uptime
  • Parse user agent strings to understand your traffic without client-side JavaScript
  • Shorten and track URLs for marketing campaigns and link management

Network Tools APIs

6 APIs available in this category. All included in every plan.

VPN Detect APIFeatured
Detect VPN, proxy, Tor, and datacenter IP addresses
IP Geolocation APIFeatured
Get geographic location data from IP addresses
Network Tools API
SSL checker, DNS lookup, HTTP headers, and more
URL Shortener API
Shorten URLs and generate QR codes
User Agent API
Parse user agent strings to extract browser and OS info
URL Parser API
Parse, build, and manipulate URLs

How to use network tools with Van Moose

1

Identify the network data you need

IP Geolocation for location data, VPN Detect for proxy detection, Network Tools for SSL/DNS checks, User Agent API for browser parsing, URL Shortener for link management.

2

Integrate into your request pipeline

Most network APIs are called during request processing. Add IP geolocation to your middleware, VPN detection to your auth flow, or user agent parsing to your analytics pipeline.

3

Cache results aggressively

IP geolocation and VPN detection data changes infrequently. Cache results by IP for 24 hours to reduce API calls and improve response times.

Quick example

VPN Detect API
curl -X GET \
  "https://vpndetect.vanmoose.cc" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer vm_live_YOUR_API_KEY"

Replace vm_live_YOUR_API_KEY with your actual API key from the dashboard.

Frequently asked questions

How accurate is IP geolocation?+
The IP Geolocation API is accurate to the city level for most IPs in developed countries. Country-level accuracy is above 99%. The API returns country, region, city, latitude, longitude, timezone, and ISP information.
Can I detect if a user is on a VPN?+
Yes. The VPN Detect API identifies VPN, proxy, Tor exit nodes, and datacenter IP ranges. It returns a risk score and detection type, which you can use to flag suspicious traffic or enforce geographic restrictions.
What DNS records can I look up?+
The Network Tools API supports A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, TXT, SOA, and SRV record lookups. It also checks SSL certificate validity, expiry dates, and cipher suites.
Does the URL Shortener track clicks?+
The URL Shortener API generates short links and optionally generates QR codes for them. Click tracking is available for Pro tier and above, with basic analytics on click count and referrer data.

Start building with Network Tools APIs

Get 500 free requests/month. No credit card required. All 6 APIs in this category included.

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