---
title: "Why might a feed result differ from an API lookup for the same IP?"
type: "faq"
url: "https://docs.spur.us/knowledgebase/faqs/why-might-a-feed-result-differ-from-an-api-lookup-for-the-same-ip"
category: "Spur Platform & Data"
product: "general"
publishedAt: "2026-09-03T12:00:00.000Z"
updatedAt: "2026-09-03T11:29:20Z"
---

# Why might a feed result differ from an API lookup for the same IP?

Data feeds are point-in-time snapshots, while the API can return more current, near-real-time data. A timestamp gap between feed generation and your API query is the most common cause of a difference.