IP Location Lookup Tool

Discover detailed information about any IP address with the IP Location Lookup Tool. Access geolocation, network, security, currency, country metadata, user agent, timezone, and abuse contact details. Understand how IPs are distributed and connected across networks worldwide.

flag Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa

196.216.195.228

Geolocation Info

IP

196.216.195.228

Hostname

196.216.195.228

City

Sandton

District / County

Johannesburg

State Code

ZA-GP

State / Province

Gauteng

Country Name

South Africa

Country Name Official

Republic of South Africa

Country Capital

Pretoria

Country Code (ISO-2)

ZA

Country Code (ISO-3)

ZAF

Country Flag

Flag link

Coordinates

-26.06204, 28.02214

Continent Name

Africa

Continent Code

AF

Geoname ID

1015304

ZipCode

1617

Is EU?

false

Country Emoji

🇿🇦

Network Info

Connection Type

N/A

ASN

AS Number

AS37399

Organization

Switch Telecom

Country

ZA

ASN Name

SWITCHTEL

Type

ISP

Domain

switchtel.co.za

Date Allocated

2011-11-24

Allocation Status

allocated

IPv4 Routes

4

IPv6 Routes

1

RIR

AFRINIC

Company

Name

Switch Telecom

Regional Overview

Calling Code

+27

Languages

zu, xh, af, nso, en-ZA, tn, st, ts, ss, ve, nr

Country TLD

.za

Currency Info

Currency Code

ZAR

Currency Name

Rand

Currency Symbol

R

Exchange Rate

ZAR

Security Info

Threat Score

5

Is Tor

false

Is Proxy

false

Proxy Type

N/A

Proxy Provider

N/A

Is Anonymous

false

Is Known Attacker

false

Is Bot

false

Is Spam

false

Is Cloud Provider

true

Cloud Provider

Switch Telecom

Abuse Info

Route

196.216.192.0/22

Country

ZA

Handle

GM9-AFRINIC

Name

Gregory Massel

Organization

N/A

Role

technical

Kind

individual

Address

Unit 12 Corner Main Office Park 2 Payne Road Bryanston 2191 South Africa

Emails

greg@switchtel.co.za

Phone Numbers

tel:+27-87-550-0000

TimeZone Info

Name

Africa/Johannesburg

Offset

2

Offset With DST

2

Current Time

2025-10-14 23:27:07.075+0200

Current Time Unix

1.760477227075E9

Is DST

false

DST Savings

0

DST Exists

false

DST Start

N/A

DST End

N/A

UserAgent Info

Name

ClaudeBot

Type

Robot

Version

1.0

Version Major

1

Device

Name

Anthropic ClaudeBot

Type

Robot

Brand

Anthropic

Cpu

Unknown

Engine

Name

ClaudeBot

Type

Robot

Version

1.0

Version Major

1

Operating System

Name

Cloud

Type

Cloud

Version

??

Version Major

??

Advanced Response

{
  "ip" : "196.216.195.228",
  "hostname" : "196.216.195.228",
  "location" : {
    "district" : "Johannesburg",
    "city" : "Sandton",
    "locality" : "Sandton",
    "zipcode" : "1617",
    "latitude" : "-26.06204",
    "longitude" : "28.02214",
    "continent_code" : "AF",
    "continent_name" : "Africa",
    "country_code2" : "ZA",
    "country_code3" : "ZAF",
    "country_name" : "South Africa",
    "country_name_official" : "Republic of South Africa",
    "country_capital" : "Pretoria",
    "state_prov" : "Gauteng",
    "state_code" : "ZA-GP",
    "accuracy_radius" : "18.616",
    "confidence" : "medium",
    "dma_code" : "",
    "is_eu" : false,
    "country_flag" : "https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/za_64.png",
    "geoname_id" : "1015304",
    "country_emoji" : "🇿🇦"
  },
  "country_metadata" : {
    "tld" : ".za",
    "languages" : [ "zu", "xh", "af", "nso", "en-ZA", "tn", "st", "ts", "ss", "ve", "nr" ],
    "calling_code" : "+27"
  },
  "network" : {
    "asn" : {
      "organization" : "Switch Telecom",
      "country" : "ZA",
      "type" : "ISP",
      "domain" : "switchtel.co.za",
      "rir" : "AFRINIC",
      "as_number" : "AS37399",
      "asn_name" : "SWITCHTEL",
      "date_allocated" : "2011-11-24",
      "allocation_status" : "allocated",
      "num_of_ipv4_routes" : "4",
      "num_of_ipv6_routes" : "1"
    },
    "company" : {
      "name" : "Switch Telecom",
      "type" : "",
      "domain" : ""
    },
    "connection_type" : ""
  },
  "currency" : {
    "code" : "ZAR",
    "name" : "Rand",
    "symbol" : "R"
  },
  "security" : {
    "threat_score" : 5,
    "is_tor" : false,
    "is_proxy" : false,
    "proxy_type" : "",
    "proxy_provider" : "",
    "is_anonymous" : false,
    "is_known_attacker" : false,
    "is_spam" : false,
    "is_bot" : false,
    "is_cloud_provider" : true,
    "cloud_provider" : "Switch Telecom"
  },
  "abuse" : {
    "route" : "196.216.192.0/22",
    "country" : "ZA",
    "handle" : "GM9-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Gregory Massel",
    "organization" : "",
    "role" : "technical",
    "kind" : "individual",
    "address" : "Unit 12\nCorner Main Office Park\n2 Payne Road\nBryanston 2191\nSouth Africa",
    "emails" : [ "greg@switchtel.co.za" ],
    "phone_numbers" : [ "tel:+27-87-550-0000" ]
  },
  "time_zone" : {
    "name" : "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "offset" : 2,
    "offset_with_dst" : 2,
    "current_time" : "2025-10-14 23:27:07.075+0200",
    "current_time_unix" : 1.760477227075E9,
    "is_dst" : false,
    "dst_savings" : 0,
    "dst_exists" : false,
    "dst_start" : { },
    "dst_end" : { }
  },
  "user_agent" : {
    "user_agent_string" : "Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)",
    "name" : "ClaudeBot",
    "type" : "Robot",
    "version" : "1.0",
    "version_major" : "1",
    "device" : {
      "name" : "Anthropic ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "brand" : "Anthropic",
      "cpu" : "Unknown"
    },
    "engine" : {
      "name" : "ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "version" : "1.0",
      "version_major" : "1"
    },
    "operating_system" : {
      "name" : "Cloud",
      "type" : "Cloud",
      "version" : "??",
      "build" : "??",
      "version_major" : "??"
    }
  }
}

            

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