Carrier Netblock service

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03/04/2024

Note

This service is currently available to a limited set of clients and Microsoft employees only.

This admin-only service can be used to map blocks of IP addresses to internet providers, enabling advertisers with mobile campaigns to target specific internet providers.

REST API

HTTP Method	Endpoint	Description
`POST`	https://api.appnexus.com/carrier-netblock (add_mapping JSON)	Add a new carrier-netblock mapping.
`PUT`	https://api.appnexus.com/carrier-netblock?id=CARRIER_NETBLOCK_MAPPING_ID (update_mapping JSON)	Modify an existing carrier-netblock mapping.
`GET`	https://api.appnexus.com/carrier-netblock	View all carrier-netblock mappings.
`GET`	https://api.appnexus.com/carrier-netblock?id=CARRIER_NETBLOCK_MAPPING_ID	View a specific carrier-netblock mapping.
`DELETE`	https://api.appnexus.com/carrier-netblock?id=CARRIER_NETBLOCK_MAPPING_ID	Delete a carrier-netblock mapping.
`GET`	https://api.appnexus.com/carrier-netblock/meta	Find out which fields you can filter and sort by.

JSON fields

Field	Type	Description
`id`	int	The ID of the carrier-netblock mapping. Default: Auto-generated number. Required On: `PUT`
`carrier_id`	int	The ID of the internet carrier. You can use the Carrier Service to see the list of available carriers and their ID's. Required On: `POST`
`start_ip`	int	The IP address at the start of the range of IP addresses you wish to map. This value must be entered as a flattened integer. Convert the IP address using a tool such as this, in order to get a flattened integer to `POST` or `PUT`. Required On: `POST`
`end_ip`	int	The IP address at the end of the range of IP addresses you wish to map. Convert the IP address using a tool such as this, in order to get a flattened integer to `POST` or `PUT`. Required On: `POST`
`notes`	string	Any notes relevant to the carrier-netblock mapping. Default: `null`
`last_activity`	date	The date and time on which the carrier-netblock mapping was last modified.

Examples

Add a carrier-netblock mapping

$ cat add_mapping

{
        "carrier-netblock": {
             "carrier_id": 26,
             "start_ip": "2886794753",
             "end_ip": "4294967295"                
        }
}

$ curl -b cookies -c cookies -X POST -d @add_mapping.json "https://api.appnexus.com/carrier-netblock"
{
  "response": {
    "status": "OK",
    "count": 1,
    "id": 11829,
    "start_element": 0,
    "num_elements": 100,
    "carrier-netblock": {
      "id": 11829,
      "carrier_id": 26,
      "start_ip": 2886794753,
      "end_ip": 4294967295,
      "notes": null,
      "last_activity": "2013-09-12 13:47:04"
    },
  }
}

Update a carrier-netblock mapping

$ cat update_mapping

{
        "carrier-netblock": {
             "start_ip": "3221225471",
             "end_ip": "4294967295"               
        }
}

$ curl -b cookies -c cookies -X PUT -d @update_mapping.json "https://api.appnexus.com/carrier-netblock?id=11829"
{
  "response": {
    "status": "OK",
    "count": 1,
    "id": "11829",
    "start_element": 0,
    "num_elements": 100,
    "carrier-netblock": {
      "id": 11829,
      "carrier_id": 26,
      "start_ip": 3221225471,
      "end_ip": 4294967295,
      "notes": null,
      "last_activity": "2013-09-12 14:55:28"
    },
  }
}

View all carrier-netblock mappings

$ curl -b cookies -c cookies "https://api.appnexus.com/carrier-netblock"
{
  "response": {
    "status": "OK",
    "count": 6950,
    "start_element": 0,
    "num_elements": 100,
    "carrier-netblocks": [
      {
        "id": 4,
        "carrier_id": 165,
        "start_ip": 3452776960,
        "end_ip": 3452777215,
        "notes": "Seed",
        "last_activity": "2013-08-07 20:49:55"
      },
      {
        "id": 5,
        "carrier_id": 165,
        "start_ip": 3452811776,
        "end_ip": 3452812031,
        "notes": "Seed",
        "last_activity": "2013-08-07 20:49:55"
      },
      {
        "id": 6,
        "carrier_id": 165,
        "start_ip": 3517383936,
        "end_ip": 3517384191,
        "notes": "Seed",
        "last_activity": "2013-08-07 20:49:55"
      },
      {
        "id": 46,
        "carrier_id": 14,
        "start_ip": 68665344,
        "end_ip": 68665351,
        "notes": "Seed",
        "last_activity": "2012-11-27 16:11:25"
      },
      {
        "id": 48,
        "carrier_id": 14,
        "start_ip": 204593600,
        "end_ip": 204593615,
        "notes": "Seed",
        "last_activity": "2012-11-27 16:11:25"
      },
      {
        "id": 51,
        "carrier_id": 14,
        "start_ip": 214464808,
        "end_ip": 214464815,
        "notes": "Seed",
        "last_activity": "2012-11-27 16:11:25"
      },
 ...
      {
        "id": 1219,
        "carrier_id": 151,
        "start_ip": 3582880768,
        "end_ip": 3582885887,
        "notes": "Seed",
        "last_activity": "2013-05-15 15:15:00"
      },
      {
        "id": 1220,
        "carrier_id": 151,
        "start_ip": 3584180736,
        "end_ip": 3584180991,
        "notes": "Seed",
        "last_activity": "2013-05-15 15:15:00"
      },
      {
        "id": 1221,
        "carrier_id": 151,
        "start_ip": 3584181248,
        "end_ip": 3584182015,
        "notes": "Seed",
        "last_activity": "2013-05-15 15:15:00"
      },
      {
        "id": 1252,
        "carrier_id": 199,
        "start_ip": 44040192,
        "end_ip": 45088767,
        "notes": "Seed",
        "last_activity": "2013-05-15 15:18:07"
      },
      {
        "id": 1255,
        "carrier_id": 199,
        "start_ip": 1050537728,
        "end_ip": 1050537731,
        "notes": "Seed",
        "last_activity": "2013-05-15 15:18:07"
      }
    ],
  }
}

View a specific carrier-netblock mapping

$ curl -b cookies -c cookies "https://api.appnexus.com/carrier-netblock?id=46"
{
  "response": {
    "status": "OK",
    "count": 1,
    "start_element": 0,
    "num_elements": 100,
    "carrier-netblock": {
      "id": 46,
      "carrier_id": 14,
      "start_ip": 68665344,
      "end_ip": 68665351,
      "notes": "Seed",
      "last_activity": "2012-11-27 16:11:25"
    },
  }
}

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