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bigdatacloudapi/php-api-client
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A PHP client wrapper for the BigDataCloud API

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BigDataCloud PHP API Client
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[](#bigdatacloud-php-api-client)

A PHP client for connecting to the API services provided by [BigDataCloud](https://www.bigdatacloud.com).

What API services does [BigDataCloud](https://www.bigdatacloud.com) offer?
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[](#what-api-services-does-bigdatacloud-offer)

BigDataCloud offers a range of extremely useful and fast APIs that can be utilised in both backend and frontend scenarios. From validating customer input live to the next generation of IP Geolocation technology, BigDataCloud has an API suitable to your needs.

You can access any and all BigDataCloud APIs with a free API Key. To get your API Key, just access your account and retrieve it from your [Account Dashboard](https://www.bigdatacloud.com/account). If you are not yet a customer, it is completely free to join.

### BigDataCloud API Packages

[](#bigdatacloud-api-packages)

All BigDataCloud APIs are bundled into five different API packages. Each API package has its own subscription plans and pricings.

You can find more details on the respective API packages page.

- [IP Geolocation Package](https://www.bigdatacloud.com/ip-geolocation)
- [Reverse Geocoding Package](https://www.bigdatacloud.com/reverse-geocoding)
- [Phone & Email Verification Package](https://www.bigdatacloud.com/phone-email-verification)
- [Network Engineering Package](https://www.bigdatacloud.com/network-engineering), and
- [Free API Package](https://www.bigdatacloud.com/login) (doesn't require account creation and API key)

Documentation
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[](#documentation)

For documentation specific to this API client, please read below. For more specific documentation of the APIs available, including endpoints, request and response data, please visit the respective API package page.

Authentication / Identification
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[](#authentication--identification)

To use this API client you must have a BigDataCloud API Key. To get your personal key, just access your account and retrieve it from your [Account Dashboard](https://www.bigdatacloud.com/account). If you are not yet a customer, it is completely free to join.

Simply provide this key when initiating the php API client, and it will be included in all requests to the BigDataCloud API Server. See the example below.

Installation via Composer
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[](#installation-via-composer)

`composer require bigdatacloudapi/php-api-client`

Manual Installation
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[](#manual-installation)

1. Download package, extract contents to relevant folder
2. Require "(extracted-location)/src/Client.php" in your PHP script
3. Initiate new client as in below example utilising \\BigDataCloud\\Api\\ namespace

Example usage
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[](#example-usage)

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