The userLocation request object contains properties that specify the geographic location of a given request . The properties include city,continent, country, region, or zipCode based on the IP address of the requesting device. For more information, see the EdgeScape documentation available in the Download Center.

city

Returns a userLocation object that specifies the city name, within a 50-mile radius, of the incoming request. Refer to the Cities ZIP file ( 68MB uncompressed) for syntax. This is a read-only string value.

// Request originates in the city of Cambridge
request.userLocation.city;
// => "CAMBRIDGE"

continent

Returns a userLocation object that specifies the two letter code for the continent of the incoming request. Refer to the Continent Code list for syntax. This is a read-only string value.

// Request originates in North America
request.userLocation.continent;
// => "NA"

country

Returns a userLocation object that specifies the ISO-3166, two letter code for the country of the incoming request. Refer to the Country Code list for syntax. This is a read-only string value.

// Request originates in United States
request.userLocation.country;
// => "US"

region

Returns an ISO-3166, two-letter code for the state, province, or region of the incoming request. Refer to the State/Region Code list for syntax. This is a read-only string value.

// Request originates in the state of Massachusetts
request.userLocation.region;
// => "MA"

zipCode

Returns a userLocation object that specifies the zip code of the incoming request. Multiple values are supported. Contiguous zip codes are represented as a range "FirstZipInRange-LastZipInRange". Multiple values are separated by the plus (+) character. For example, the following strings are all valid zipCode values:

10001
10001+10003
10001-10003+10005
10001-10003+10005-10008

For country = US and country = PR, zip refers to the five digit zip code. For
country = CA, zip refers to the Forward Sortation Area (FSA). For more information on
FSA, go to http://www.canadapost.ca and search for FSA. Refer to the Zip Code list for syntax. This is a read-only string value.

// Request originates in a Cambridge zipcode
request.userLocation.zipCode;
// => "02114+02134+02138-02142+02163+02238"