VPN Property

The VPN List (vpn_list) property is provided on all IP addresses hosting VPN servers or exit nodes. This information is provided in both the IP API and the VPN Datasets.

Typically, only one VPN service runs per IP address, but there are some cases where different brands under one parent company share IPs (e.g., PureVPN and Ivacy). Every item in the vpn_list is a VPN property described below.

Property Information

VPN Application Info

The first JSON block in the VPN property is our standard application property. The property provides the ID, tag, description, logos, and more. You can browse the list of VPN providers on the VPN tools page.

Hostname

If known, a hostname associated with the VPN service is provided. If the hostname is unavailable, the parameter will be set to an empty string. Please note: there may be other hostnames associated with a given IP address.

VPN ProTips

It is worth noting that only VPN servers and exit nodes will have a vpn_list property. Other types of traffic related to a VPN service (e.g., blogs, downloads, APIs) will only have the application_list property listed. For example, an IP hosting a blog for Mullvad VPN will be listed in the application_list property but will not have a vpn_list property set.

Fun fact: you will sometimes see Tor nodes intermixed with some consumer VPN services.

VPN Property - JSON Overview

{
    { Application Property },
    "hostname": "ussa2-auto-udp.ptoserver.com",
}

VPN List - JSON Example

"vpn_list": [
  {
    "application": {
        "id": 11631,
        "tag": "netify.purevpn",
        "label": "PureVPN",
        "description": "PureVPN is a...",
        "home_page": {
            "url": "https://www.purevpn.com",
            "text": "PureVPN"
        },
        "category": {
            "id": 28,
            "tag": "vpn-and-proxy",
            "label": "VPN and Proxy"
        },
        "active": true,
        "favicon": "https://static.netify.ai/...",
        "icon": "https://static.netify.ai/...",
        "logo": "https://static.netify.ai/...",
        "favicon_source": "app",
        "icon_source": "app",
        "logo_source": "default"
    },
    "hostname": "ussa2-auto-udp.ptoserver.com"
  }
]