Our Mobile Detection API – Now serving from a location near you
Published May 2, 2011 by Richard Uren
Our detection API is optimized to answer detection requests, fast ! However, as we roll out servers around the world you might not always get the server closest to your location. That was, until now.
Enter : DNS Made Easy (our DNS provider).
Ten or so days ago we received an email from DNS Made Easy, announcing GEO DNS, a service which ensures your requests get the closest available server. Personally I am really excited by GEO DNS because it provides wins all round. There is no additional configuration. Keep using api.handsetdetection.com as you do at the moment, and transparently, detections will find the closest server.
GEO DNS provides the biggest win for our customers using Javascript. With Javascript, detection requests come directly from your clients web browser, where ever they are in the world. If you’re using Javascript as your detection method please double check your setup and ensure you’re using api.handsetdetection.com as your detection host.
If you’re using any of our region specific aliases in a mobile detection API kit such as api-us1.handsetdetection.com, api-eu1.handsetdetection.com or api-au1.handsetdetection.com then you can keep using them just fine.
We went live with GEO DNS a few days ago and results are looking excellent.
Happy Detecting,
Richard
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