MaxMind

Fair

Agent Native Score

Free TierAPI Key AuthOpenAPI Spec

MaxMind provides IP geolocation and fraud detection services, offering GeoIP2 and minFraud APIs to identify user location and assess transaction risk. It serves developers with databases and APIs for understanding user geography and preventing fraudulent activity.

Categories: Geolocation · Fraud Detection

#4 of 5 in Geolocation

Checklist Breakdown

13 of 33 checks passed. 14 unscored.

Discovery 63%

Can an agent find and understand this tool without a web search?

✓ Published OpenAPI/Swagger spec

✗ Has llms.txt or llms-full.txt

✗ Has an MCP server (official or well-maintained)

✗ MCP server listed in a public registry

✓ API reference docs are publicly accessible

✓ Docs include runnable code examples

✓ Has a public changelog or release notes

✓ Has a public status page

Auth & Onboarding 50%

Can an agent create an account and get credentials without human intervention?

✗ Signup does not require CAPTCHA

✗ Signup does not require phone verification

✓ Supports API key auth (not only OAuth)

✗ API key obtainable without manual approval

✓ No mandatory billing info to start

✓ Can sign up without creating an organization

Pricing 100%

Can an agent operate autonomously without upfront payment or contracts?

✓ Has a free tier

✓ Usage-based pricing available

✓ No minimum contract or commitment

✓ Pricing page is public (no 'contact sales')

✓ Free tier sufficient for testing (not just a trial)

Agent Tooling Not yet scored

How well does the API work for non-human consumers?

— SDK available in 2+ languages

— Structured error responses (JSON with error codes)

— Idempotency support on write endpoints

— Pagination on list endpoints

— Webhook/event support

— Sandbox or test mode available

— Rate limit headers in responses

— Consistent REST resource naming

Reliability Not yet scored

Does the tool fail gracefully when an agent makes a mistake?

— Meaningful error messages (not just 500)

— 429 responses include Retry-After header

— Documented uptime SLA (99.9%+)

— Graceful degradation under rate limits

— Request IDs in responses for debugging

— API versioning supported

Reviewer Notes

MaxMind has solid API documentation and OpenAPI specs, making discovery straightforward. Account creation requires manual email verification and identity confirmation, blocking automated agent signup. The REST APIs return structured JSON responses with good error handling. Main strength: reliable geolocation and fraud detection with clear API contracts. Main weakness: manual account activation and lack of MCP server or llms.txt limits autonomous agent onboarding; freemium tier has modest limits suitable for testing but not production scale.

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