FreeIPAPI

Free allowance: Free.freeipapi.com with no account or key: 60 requests a minute (10 per 10 seconds), servers in Europe only
Verdict: ★ qualifiesusable as stated; the read path was probed
Cost: free tier
Identity: anonymousno card, no phone
Binding limit: request-rate60 requests a minute, 10 per 10 seconds
Evidence: documented9 sources; a first-party page was read and the sentence quoted
Freshness: stale on 2026-12-01checked 2026-10-31 (live); stale on 2026-12-01

Free tier	free.freeipapi.com with no account or key: 60 requests a minute (10 per 10 seconds), servers in Europe only unit requests; metered on request-count
Price	none stated
Limits	request-rate (binding) 60 requests a minute, 10 per 10 seconds source
Identity	anonymous no account, key or whitelisting on the free server
Egress	not applicable
Per-object cap	single lookups; bulk IP lookups are not on the free plan
Retention	not stated
Interface	rest GET or POST https://free.freeipapi.com/api/v1/json/{ip} (or xml), no key; paid servers use /api/ with a key or a whitelisted IP or domain endpoint: https://free.freeipapi.com/api/v1/
Tooling	any HTTP client
Composes with	60 keyless lookups a minute from one address, every minute of the day. Bulk path: none free
Reliability	the free server runs in Europe only; a paid key does not lift limits on the free server
Notes	Free requests: 60 a minute, no account. Rate limit: 10 per 10 seconds. Bulk path: none free.
Evidence note	documented the home page and the API reference were quoted on 2026-10-30, and a keyless lookup answered HTTP 200; the rate limit was not exhausted.
Parsed numbers	has-free-tier 1 request-rate 60 requests / minute

Evidence 9

date	source	what it proved
2026-10-30	freeipapi.com/	the free API needs no account and allows 60 a minute
2026-10-30	freeipapi.com/	60 requests a minute on the free plan
2026-10-30	freeipapi.com/	free servers are in Europe only
2026-10-30	freeipapi.com/	no bulk lookups on the free plan
2026-10-30	freeipapi.com/	not published
2026-10-30	freeipapi.com/docs/api-reference/api-introduction	the free server allows 10 per 10 seconds, 60 a minute, with no authentication
2026-10-30	freeipapi.com/docs/api-reference/api-introduction	the free endpoint and its lack of authentication
2026-10-30	freeipapi.com/docs/api-reference/api-introduction	the free server keeps its limits
2026-10-30	probe: `https://free.freeipapi.com/api/json/8.8.8.8`	a keyless lookup answered with city data

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bulk path	none free
free requests	60 a minute

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