---
type: api
title: Get GeoIP database configurations
description: **All methods and paths for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-ingest-get-geoip-database
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-ingest-get-geoip-database
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Get GeoIP database configurations

Authentication: required

Availability: Generally available since 8.15

## Paths

- `GET` `/_ingest/geoip/database/{id}`
- `GET` `/_ingest/geoip/database`

#### Path parameters

- `id` (union string | string[]) — optional, leave it out to use `/_ingest/geoip/database`
  A comma-separated list of database configuration IDs to retrieve.
Wildcard (`*`) expressions are supported.
To get all database configurations, omit this parameter or use `*`.

## Description

Get information about one or more IP geolocation database configurations.

## Response

`application/json`

- `databases` (object[])
  - `id` (string)
  - `version` (number)
  - `modified_date_millis` (number)
  - `database` (object)
    - `name` (string)
      The provider-assigned name of the IP geolocation database to download.
    - `maxmind` (object)
      - `account_id` (string)
    - `ipinfo` (object)
## Code examples

#### Console

```console
GET /_ingest/geoip/database/ID
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X GET "${ELASTICSEARCH_URL}/_ingest/geoip/database/${ID}" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"
```

## Response examples

#### 200

`application/json`

Generated from the API spec. Values are representative. Unions use the first variant; deeply nested or large bodies may omit fields.

```json
{
  "databases": [
    {
      "id": "string",
      "version": 0,
      "modified_date_millis": 0,
      "database": {
        "name": "string",
        "maxmind": {
          "account_id": "string"
        },
        "ipinfo": {}
      }
    }
  ]
}
```