I wanted to use an IP lookup API to build a simple web app that displays specific information about an IP address. This would be useful for anyone who wants to see the location of a user based on their IP address.

I learned how to work with the Google Maps API to display the location with a marker. One of the challenges I faced was figuring how to submit the form when the page first loads. I achieved this with a useEffect hook that runs a function to submit the form when the page first loads. This allowed me to fetch the user's current IP Address.