The free IP Crawl API: detect if your IP camera is accidentally exposed

6 hours ago

API endpoint checks if a user's public IP is in IP Crawl's catalog and returns a JSON response with 'found' (boolean), 'ip' (string), and 'checkedAt' (timestamp).
Use cases include monitoring for changes in IP exposure to detect potential security risks like exposed webcams, with alerts triggered when 'found' status flips.
The API degrades gracefully by returning 'found: false' when IP resolution fails or the database is cold, avoiding server errors.
Response caching is managed via 'checkedAt', where differences from 'Date.now()' indicate freshness, with up to ~5 minutes for browser cache.
Example implementation shows hourly checks via JavaScript, with logging based on changes in 'found' status to alert users.

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