Read the result as a set of signals
A useful decision keeps direct classifications, infrastructure context, and supporting evidence distinct. Do not turn a datacenter flag or a low risk score into a claim the data does not make.
Proxy, VPN, or Tor
A returned flag is direct proxy-related evidence for this classification. Check the evidence labels and confidence before acting.
Datacenter or hosting
Infrastructure ownership can support a proxy hypothesis, but a server address is not automatically an anonymous proxy.
Network and routing
ASN, owner, prefix, and RPKI context help you understand who announces the address and whether signals agree.
Risk and evidence
Risk bands summarize several inputs. Evidence rows are more useful than treating one score as a fraud probability.
Start with direct flags
Proxy, VPN, and Tor booleans answer the narrow classification question. Their absence means “not flagged by the current data,” not “known to be a normal household connection.”
Check network context
Compare the ASN, organization, usage type, datacenter status, announced prefix, and routing details. This context can explain why a direct flag exists or why the result is ambiguous.
Inspect the evidence
Evidence rows expose the labels, severity, and confidence returned for the address. Prefer those concrete inputs over a single score when signals disagree.
Classification limits
IP ownership and exit behavior change. Commercial VPNs, residential relays, corporate gateways, and newly reassigned ranges may be missing or classified differently over time. Treat the result as one input to a proportionate decision, not as identity proof or a reason to block someone automatically.
CreepJS retrieves the fields from IPbot through its own privacy-filtered Worker. Standard results may be cached for up to 24 hours; elevated-risk results use a shorter cache. Review the IPbot response schema for the upstream field definitions.
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