SvelteKit now makes it super easy to get the I.P address of a user
What’s an I.P address?
An IP address is a unique address that identifies a device on the internet or a local network. It is what the internet uses to differentiate between computers. It is a string of numbers separated by periods, an example is 192.168.42.1 . You can read more about I.P addresses here
Extracting an I.P address in SvelteKit
In SvelteKit, you can get the I.P address of your user through endpoints. Endpoints are modules written in .js (or .ts) files that export request handler functions corresponding to HTTP methods. Their job is to make it possible to read and write data that is only available on the server.
The list of functions are;
- get
- post
- put
- patch
- del
and all these allows you to extract the I.P address of a user by destructing the object which is passed into the function.
For example, to get the I.P address of a user in the get method, you would simple write this🔽
export const get = async ({ clientAddress }) => {
let ip_address = clientAddress;
};Do note that, in dev mode, the value which you will get for clientAddress will always be 127.0.0.1 and this is because you are using localhost, you are creating a network on your own computer.
Conclusion
So fellas, that is how you can get the I.P address of a user in your SvelteKit website.
