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IPDetective

Copy your API key from your IPDetective account and add it as a MESA connection to check visitor IPs for bots and proxies.

When you’re setting up your first workflow with IPDetective, you will need to locate your IPDetective API Key.

Screenshot of the MESA workflow builder IPDetective step connection setup, entering the IPDetective API Key. Spotlight the API Key field.

To get started, login into your account: https://ipdetective.io/account

Under the My API key heading, click on COPY next to your API Key.

Screenshot of the IPDetective account page under the My API key heading, click COPY next to your API Key. Spotlight the COPY button.

Lastly, click on Add Connection and then you are all set! MESA is now connected with IPDetective.

How to tell if an IP address is most likely a bot or

Section titled “How to tell if an IP address is most likely a bot or”

When you select configure to enter an Ip Address into the Retrieve IP Address step, IPDetective will tell you whether the IP address is most likely a bot or not.

Screenshot of the MESA IPDetective Retrieve IP Address step Configure, entering an IP Address to check. Spotlight the IP Address field.

When the workflow runs and if you see Bot: true in the Activity tab, then the IP Address is most likely a bot.

If you see Bot: false, then the. IP Address is most likely not a bot.

Screenshot of the MESA Activity tab showing the IPDetective result Bot true or Bot false for the checked IP Address. Spotlight the Bot value.