ipatel — IP Enrichment Library & CLI¶

What is ipatel?¶

ipatel is a lightweight Python library and CLI tool that enriches IP addresses and ASNs with useful metadata:

• 🛰️ ASN (Autonomous System Number)
• 🏢 AS Owner / Organization / IP Owner
• 🌎 Country Code
• 🧭 IP Type — Public / Private / Reserved
• 📶 IP Ranges for ASN

Key Features¶

• ⚡ Fast and works offline after initial DB download
• 🔄 Auto-updates the enrichment database
• 💻 Simple and intuitive Python API & CLI
• 🧪 Fully tested, clean, and modular codebase
• 📦 Easy to install via pip

🔧 Installation¶

pip install ipatel

Command Line Interface (CLI)¶

ipatel also includes a built-in CLI tool that allows you to enrich IPs and fetch ASN data directly from the terminal.

Basic Syntax¶

ipatel [-i IP_ADDRESS] [-a ASN] [--update-db] [--version] [-h]

Available Flags¶

Quickstart Guide¶

Basic Setup¶

import ipatel as ip

# Let's declare ip and asn here, to check the quick functionality
test_ip = "8.8.8.8"
test_asn = 15169

IP Enrichment¶

🔹 Enrich IP with full metadata¶

ip.enrich_ip("8.8.8.8")

Returns:

{
    'ip': '8.8.8.8',
    'asn': 15169,
    'country_code': 'US',
    'owner': 'GOOGLE',
    'ip_type': 'Public'
}

ASN Lookup Functions¶

Utilities¶

Database Management¶