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HTTP request

GET https://api.wevoteusa.org/apis/v1/voterLocationRetrieveFromIP (Jump to "Try It Now")

Required Parameters

Parameter name Value Description
api_key string (from post, cookie, or get (in that order)) The unique key provided to any organization using the WeVoteServer APIs
ip_address string The IP Address of the browser

Response

{
  "status": string,
  "success": boolean,
  "voter_location_found": boolean,
  "voter_location": string (88 characters long),
  "ip_address": string,
}

Try It Now: API Variables

Retrieve a printable string with the location of the voter, based on the browser's IP address. Ex: 'Oakland, CA 94602'
Requisite: set up GeoIP

Parameter name Value  
ip_address:

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