How ip-api.com treats AI agents
ip-api.com is open to AI agents: no bot wall, no JavaScript needed, robots.txt restricts some paths, publishes a sitemap at /sitemap.xml. Agents should read /sitemap.xml instead of scraping.
| Fact | Value | Source | Reports | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access posture | open | Registry check (unverified) | 0 agree, 0 disagree | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Challenge vendor | none | Registry check (unverified) | 0 agree, 0 disagree | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Js required | false | Registry check (unverified) | 0 agree, 0 disagree | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Robots posture | partial | Registry check (unverified) | 0 agree, 0 disagree | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Machine interface | sitemap | Registry check (unverified) | 0 agree, 0 disagree | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Machine interface path | /sitemap.xml | Registry check (unverified) | 0 agree, 0 disagree | 24 Oct 2026 |
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Questions
Does ip-api.com block AI bots?
No. ip-api.com is open to AI agents.
Does ip-api.com need JavaScript?
No. The page has real content without JavaScript.
Does ip-api.com have an llms.txt?
No llms.txt was found.
Does ip-api.com use a bot wall?
No bot wall was seen.
How should an agent fetch ip-api.com?
Agents should read /sitemap.xml instead of scraping.
Use this from an agent
JSON: /v1/origins/ip-api.com. MCP: https://onlinewebdirectory.net/mcp, tool lookup_origin. Setup: install notes.