xtonousou / ipify.sh

Unofficial client library for ipify: a simple IP address API

ipify.sh

Unofficial client library for ipify: A Simple IP Address API.

Features

• Testing Internet Connection first
• Return the Public IP address in the following formats
  • text
    • e.g. 98.207.254.136
  • json
    • e.g. {"ip":"98.207.254.136"}
  • jsonp
    • e.g. callback({"ip":"98.207.254.136"});
  • jsonp
    • e.g. getip({"ip":"98.207.254.136"});
• Exit Codes
  • 0
    • Successful Operation
  • 1
    • Invalid or Missing Arguments
  • 2
    • Connection Issues

Getting Started

$ curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xtonousou/ipify.sh/master/ipify.sh
$ source ipify.sh
$ get_ip -h

or

$ source <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xtonousou/ipify.sh/master/ipify.sh) && get_ip -h

Usage

Proper Usage

COMMAND             TYPE  OUTPUT
get_ip -h, --help   text  This help message
get_ip -t, --text   text  98.207.254.136
get_ip -j, --json   json  {"ip":"98.207.254.136"}
get_ip -J, --jsonp  jsonp callback({"ip":"98.207.254.136"});
get_ip -g, --get-ip jsonp getip({"ip":"98.207.254.136"});

Importing Library

You can source the script to anywhere and use its function to get the Public IP. Put the following line at the beginning of your script. Of course replace the path with the right one first.

source /path/to/ipify.sh

or

. /path/to/ipify.sh

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License

MIT © Sotirios M. Roussis (xtonousou)