## Global IPOverview
The Global IP Cloud API is able to validate IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and give you geographic information for it. This geographical data can place an IP address within a city and postal code. It can also tell you the connection type and speed.
Global IP can be used to:
- Verify an IP address as valid.
- Associate a physical location with an IP address.
- Determine the location of a mobile phone's IP address.
- Determine connection speed and type of an IP address.
- Determine the Internet Service Provider of an IP address.
- Detect proxies and return their type.

**Documentation**
- [Global IP Documentation](https://docs.melissa.com/cloud-api/global-ip/global-ip-index.html)

**Useful Resources**
- [GitHub - Global IP Open API Specification](https://github.com/MelissaData/MelissaCloudAPI-OpenAPI-Specification/blob/main/openapi/apis/global-ip.yaml)
- [Release notes](https://releasenotes.melissa.com/cloud-api/global-ip/)
- [Result codes](https://docs.melissa.com/cloud-api/global-ip/result-codes.html)

**Product Page**
[https://www.melissa.com/ip-location](https://www.melissa.com/ip-location)
**Support Center**
[https://www.melissa.com/company/product-support](https://www.melissa.com/company/product-support)