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IPQualityScore’s Terms charge one query credit for each API request, lookup, or query, except where expressly excluded. Purchases of query packs and premium subscriptions are final and non-refundable, subject to applicable law. The service pages promote fraud and validation tools, while the Terms set conditions on billing and account use. For media buyers, the key check is whether the intended workflow fits those credit and account conditions.
Editorial review based on public sources, without hands-on testing; facts checked on 2026-10-31.
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Check the listed fraud and validation tools
IPQualityScore’s pages describe the following tools and intended audience, according to vendor sources checked on 2026-10-31.
- Intended use: sites with users or transactions (features page, checked 2026-10-31).
- Network screening: proxy and VPN detection (homepage, checked 2026-10-31).
- Contact checks: email verification and phone validation (homepage, checked 2026-10-31).
- Device and bot tools: device fingerprinting for web and mobile apps; bot detection (homepage and about page, checked 2026-10-31).
- Other listed capability: real-time SMS pumping detection (homepage, checked 2026-10-31).
- Access routes: API integration, CSV uploads, and live lookup investigator tools (about page, checked 2026-10-31).
Trace free lookups into query credits
The free-access wording differs across IPQualityScore’s pages, while the Terms give a specific charge rule for queries. The plans page advertises “1,000 free lookups,” and the about page describes a free account with up to “1,000 lookups per month.” The plans page also invites users to start a free trial, and the homepage offers a free trial and a demo.
The service pages state the free-access amounts as follows, according to vendor sources checked on 2026-10-31:
- Plans page — “1,000 free lookups” — checked 2026-10-31.
- About page — up to “1,000 lookups per month” with a free account — checked 2026-10-31.
- Features page — “1,000 free lookups per month” — checked 2026-10-31.
The Terms say each API request, lookup, or query deducts one query credit, except where expressly excluded. Purchases of query packs and premium subscription plans are final and non-refundable, subject to applicable law. Unused queries or subscription time do not receive refunds, rollovers, or proration except where required by law.
Map risk scoring across user data
IPQualityScore says its scoring covers IP, email, phone, device, and address data. Its plans page describes enrichment of fraud scores for IP, email, phone, and device risk across the user journey. These are vendor descriptions of the scoring scope, not evidence of detection performance.
The features page says the service evaluates over 300 data points and provides real-time fraud scores with additional risk analysis details. It also says businesses can tailor custom rules and settings to their requirements. The provider states that its threat network supplies real-time updates. Check which signals and rule settings apply to the specific screening task.
Ask support about registration and use
Before registering, clarify how the business-email requirement applies to your organization: the Terms require a valid business email associated with the client’s organization. They also require an account and password, with registration information kept accurate and current.
Ask how account access should be handled across a team. The Terms permit two-factor authentication but prohibit sharing or transferring an account to a third party. Separately, ask whether the intended workflow involves republishing data or API responses, since the Terms prohibit resale or republication of IPQS data, API responses, API access, or services to third parties.
The Terms say account holders may opt out of arbitration by emailing written notice within 30 days after first creating an account. They also state that the service is not a consumer report and may not replace one for purposes covered by the FCRA. Confirm that the planned use fits these stated boundaries.
Follow a query through the service
IPQualityScore lists API integration, CSV uploads, and live lookup investigator tools as ways to use its services. Its features page also says the API integration includes examples. The vendor describes integrations with e-commerce, CMS, and affiliate platforms.
For threat screening, the service says it scans IPs, email addresses, domains, and URLs for threats and suspicious behavior. Its threat intelligence feeds are described as updated hourly, with worldwide coverage, and as able to score IP addresses and scan malicious URLs for threats including phishing and malware.
The provider says its threat database can be imported into a WAF, firewall, or in-house solution without sharing company data with API endpoints. It also lists integrations with WAF rules, enterprise firewalls, custom platforms, and third-party threat intelligence platforms. Before choosing a route, check whether API access or an on-premise database fits the data-handling requirements.
Account for non-refundable service terms
The Terms make query-pack and premium-subscription purchases final and non-refundable, subject to applicable law. Unused queries or subscription time do not roll over or receive refunds or proration, except where required by law. For a subscription or query pack, confirm the expected use before paying.
Ending the agreement requires 30 days’ written notice; remaining service-term fees become due, and unused services are not refundable. The license is non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable, while resale or republication of service data, API responses, API access, or services to third parties is prohibited.
The provider may limit trial or evaluation use by duration, volume, features, or access. Several details are missing; they are listed under What we could not confirm.
Use the documented screening options
IPQualityScore lists URL and file malware scanning, dark web monitoring, and user and payment screening among its service capabilities.
- Phone signals: the provider offers an optional add-on for phone number reassignment or carrier-transfer signals.
- Mobile device signals: IPQualityScore says its fingerprinting SDK covers VPN and Tor usage, bots and automation, and high-risk devices.
- Transaction analysis: the provider says its Transaction Scoring API can connect related risk signals and analyze repeated activity.
- URL checks: IPQualityScore provides a Chrome plugin for analyzing URLs, domains, and IP addresses for online threats.
These are stated capabilities, not evidence of accuracy or detection outcomes. Check which options are included in the service and account under consideration.
Compare screening by data and integration
In general, compare screening services by the signals they cover, the integration routes available, how billing is calculated, and how data is handled. Match those criteria to the workflow and information your organization expects to process.
Match the account to business screening
IPQualityScore describes its tools as suited to SMB and enterprise customers, and says it offers fraud detection services for any industry. The provider also describes a service mix spanning data services, API access, documentation, fraud detection, bot detection, and validation.
Its company page describes fraud detection, risk intelligence, and cybersecurity solutions for organizations. The threat intelligence page describes feeds for detecting cyber threats and bad actors. The company page says IPQS began operating in 2011. Before registering, check that the intended screening task fits the account’s permitted use.
What we could not confirm
- Paid plans and query packs: prices, billing intervals, and allowances
- Trial access: duration, eligibility, and exact usage limits
- Individual checkers: inputs, returned fields, coverage, and comparison baselines
- Detection performance: independent accuracy and false-positive evidence
- Data handling: privacy, retention, processing, and deletion details
- Technical service terms: API limits and availability commitments
- Support: response times and escalation process
- Competitor evidence: independent comparisons
Settle query and account questions
What consumes a query credit?
The Terms say each API request, lookup, or query deducts one query credit, except where expressly excluded. Check how the planned request pattern maps to that rule and whether any intended requests are expressly excluded.
What happens to unused queries or subscription time?
The Terms say unused queries or subscription time do not roll over or receive refunds or proration, except where required by law. That condition matters when estimating the balance likely to remain at the end of a subscription period.
Can an account share or transfer access?
The Terms require an account and password and prohibit sharing or transferring an account to a third party. They require registration information to remain accurate and current. Ask how the account rule applies to the organization’s intended team access.
Can customers republish API responses?
The Terms prohibit reselling or republishing IPQS data, API responses, API access, or services to third parties. Clarify whether the planned workflow would make service data or responses available to another party before using them that way.
How does the stated arbitration opt-out work?
The Terms say account holders may opt out of arbitration by emailing written notice within 30 days after first creating an account. Check the Terms for the notice details and deadline when creating an account.
Proceed after the terms are answered
Fits if… the intended screening workflow uses the stated query-credit basis and stays within the account and data-use terms.
Probably not if… the organization needs to resell or republish IPQS data, API responses, API access, or services to third parties.
Main risk… ending the agreement requires 30 days’ written notice, while remaining service-term fees become due and unused services are not refundable.
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How this page was prepared
Editorial team of Funnel Notebook. Source-based work: each fact comes from a page listed above, read on 2026-10-31 by the Funnel Notebook editors. There was no hands-on testing. The page is updated when the sources change.
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