how can i get data from a remote website in JavaScript?

Question

I want to get the data from http://whatismyip.com/automation/n09230945.asp using JavaScript. How can I do this?

I can get the data from ASP.NET by using WebClient class but how can we get data using JavaScript?

Answer 1

You will need to use AJAX. However, unless the service provides a JSONP interface, AJAX is limited to getting pages from the same domain as the page it runs on. See: Same origin policy.

Answer 2

The way to get around the same origin policy is to write a script in ASP on your own server that gets the data, and then get that script through AJAX in your page.