## Overview
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](https://github.com/MelissaData/MelissaCloudAPI-OpenAPI-Specifications)
- [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)