---
metadata:
- name: generator
content: Diplodoc Platform v5.39.1
alternate:
- https://yandex.com.tr/dev/jsapi-v2-1/doc/en/v2-1/examples/cases/geolocation.md
- https://yandex.com.tr/dev/jsapi-v2-1/doc/ru/v2-1/examples/cases/geolocation.md
---
> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.com.tr/dev/jsapi-v2-1/doc/en/llms.txt
# Detecting user location
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The API lets you get information
about the user's probable location by the IP address.
Access to this data is provided by the geolocation static object.
{% list tabs %}
- index.html
```html
Examples. Detecting user location
```
- geolocation.js
```js
ymaps.ready(init);
function init() {
var geolocation = ymaps.geolocation,
myMap = new ymaps.Map(
"map",
{
center: [55, 34],
zoom: 10,
},
{
searchControlProvider: "yandex#search",
}
);
/**
* Comparing the position calculated from the user's IP address
* and the position detected using the browser.
*/
geolocation
.get({
provider: "yandex",
mapStateAutoApply: true,
})
.then(function (result) {
// We'll mark the position calculated by IP in red.
result.geoObjects.options.set(
"preset",
"islands#redCircleIcon"
);
result.geoObjects.get(0).properties.set({
balloonContentBody: "My location",
});
myMap.geoObjects.add(result.geoObjects);
});
geolocation
.get({
provider: "browser",
mapStateAutoApply: true,
})
.then(function (result) {
/**
* We'll mark the position obtained through the browser in blue.
* If the browser does not support this functionality, the placemark will not be added to the map.
*/
result.geoObjects.options.set(
"preset",
"islands#blueCircleIcon"
);
myMap.geoObjects.add(result.geoObjects);
});
}
```
{% endlist %}