Collect IP address?

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01-15-2019 05:03 PM
AllenRisley
Occasional Contributor II

Is it possible to collect the participant's IP address in order to help identify members of the public who submit data?  If not IP address, is there any other information (device type, operating system, etc.) that might be useful in determining if participants are trying to falsify data?

Thanks,

Allen Risley

GIS Specialist

California State University San Marcos

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JamesTedrick
Esri Esteemed Contributor

Hi Allen,

It is not possible to collect IP address. There is support for collecting a device-specific GUID using the property('deviceid') function in a calculation.  

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AllenRisley
Occasional Contributor II

Hi James,

Could you provide me a link to where this is in the documentation? I have not been able to find it. Thanks!

Allen Risley

GIS Specialist

Academic Technology Support

Instructional & Information Technology Services

California State University San Marcos

Office: Kellogg 2437

Phone: 760-750-4169

Email: arisley@csusm.edu<mailto:arisley@csusm.edu>

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JamesTedrick
Esri Esteemed Contributor

Hi Allen,

It looks like the documentation on this is lacking - this partly due to the property() function being deprecated from the XLSForm standard (the web app, for example, does not support it).  You can use a question with the type 'deviceid' (requiring override of Survey123 XLS file validation).

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RichfieldMN
New Contributor II

Any updates on collecting IP address now? Thank you!

TMaddio
New Contributor II

Has there been any change to this topic.  Is there now a way to collect the IP address of a survey submitter?