PoP Object

The Point-of-Presence (PoP) (pop ) object is provided for IP addresses where point-of-presence metadata is available. This information can be accessed through the IP API and various Netify Data Feed datasets.

In the adjacent example, the PoP tag af-south-1 maps to Amazon AWS infrastructure in Cape Town, South Africa. If a PoP object is provided for an IP address, the associated Network Object will also be present.

Point-of-Presence Info

Tag: af-south-1
Internal Tag: af-south-1
Label: Africa (Cape Town)

PoP Attributes

id

integer

A unique ID across all PoPs.

tag

string

A tag that is unique for a particular network. For example, both the Akamai and Netflix networks have a toronto PoP tag.

internal_tag

string

A well-known internal tag used by some network providers. For example, af-south-1 is the official zone identifier for Amazon AWS in Cape Town, South Africa.

label

string

The name an end user would typically use to identify the point-of-presence.

PoP Object - JSON Example

"pop": {
    "id": 95,
    "tag": "af-south-1",
    "internal_tag": "af-south-1",
    "label": "Africa (Cape Town)"
}