This was the impetus to develop my own self-hosted GeoIP server: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;kz26&#x2F;balise" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;kz26&#x2F;balise</a><p>It seems that self-hosting is the way to go - there&#x27;s simply no incentive to run a free public API due to freeloaders and the potential for abuse. Even if you charge for it I would be surprised if any significant amount of money was made.