What Is My IP Address?
Your public IP address, ISP, location, and network details — detected instantly from your connection.
Your Public IP Address
We display your IP address but do not store it.
What is an IP address?
An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a unique numerical label assigned to every device that connects to a network. It serves two purposes: identifying the host or network interface, and providing the location for routing — so data knows where to go and where to come back from.
When you load a webpage, your device sends a request to a server. That request includes your IP address so the server knows where to send the response. Every router, phone, computer, and IoT device that communicates over the internet has at least one IP address.
Your IP address above is your public IP — the address the rest of the internet sees when your traffic leaves your home or office network. Your individual devices each have a separate private IP assigned by your router, which is not visible to external servers.
IPv4 vs IPv6
IPv4
- 32-bit address space — about 4.3 billion unique addresses
- Written as four decimal numbers separated by dots:
203.0.113.1 - Still the dominant protocol for most internet connections today
- Address pool officially exhausted at the regional level since 2011
- NAT (Network Address Translation) extends its lifespan by sharing one public IP across many devices
IPv6
- 128-bit address space — approximately 340 undecillion unique addresses
- Written in hexadecimal separated by colons:
2001:db8::1 - Built-in security features and simplified routing headers
- No need for NAT — every device can have a globally unique address
- Adoption growing rapidly; most modern devices and ISPs support it
Most users today connect to sites over IPv4 even if their device supports both. This is because many ISPs still provide IPv4-only connections, and content delivery networks often prefer IPv4 for compatibility. Full IPv6 transition is an ongoing industry-wide process.
Public vs private IP addresses
Not all IP addresses are the same. The internet is divided into public and private address spaces, and understanding the difference matters for networking, security, and troubleshooting.
Public IP address
Assigned by your ISP and globally unique. Visible to any server you connect to on the internet. Your router typically has one public IP shared among all devices on your network. This is the address shown above.
Public IPs can be static (fixed, common for businesses) or dynamic (may change when your router reconnects, common for residential connections).
Private IP address
Used within a local network and not routable on the public internet. Assigned by your router via DHCP. Three ranges are reserved (RFC 1918):
10.0.0.0 – 10.255.255.255172.16.0.0 – 172.31.255.255192.168.0.0 – 192.168.255.255
To find your private IP: on Windows run ipconfig, on
macOS/Linux run ifconfig or ip addr.
Frequently asked questions
What is my public IP address?
Your public IP address is shown at the top of this page and is detected automatically when you load it. It is the IP address assigned to your internet connection by your ISP — the address the rest of the internet sees when you browse, stream, or connect to remote services.
If you need to find it without this tool, searching "what is my ip" in Google, Bing, or DuckDuckGo will display it directly in the search results.
What is the difference between IPv4 and IPv6?
IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses (e.g. 203.0.113.1) and supports
about 4.3 billion addresses. IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses (e.g.
2001:db8::1) and supports an effectively unlimited number.
IPv6 was created because the world ran out of available IPv4 addresses.
Most connections today still use IPv4. IPv6 adoption is growing but far from universal. If you see an address with colons, you are on IPv6.
What is the difference between a public and private IP address?
Your public IP is assigned by your ISP and is visible on the internet. Your private IP is assigned by your router and is only visible within your local network. Multiple devices can share one public IP via NAT.
Common private ranges: 192.168.x.x (home networks), 10.x.x.x
(enterprise), 172.16–31.x.x (data centres). These are defined in RFC 1918.
Can websites see my IP address?
Yes. Every HTTP request you make includes your IP address — the server must know where to send the response. Websites can log it, use it for rate limiting, fraud detection, and approximate geolocation. Your ISP also sees all unencrypted traffic and knows your IP at all times.
What can someone learn from my IP address?
From your IP address, someone can typically determine your approximate city and region (not your street address), your ISP's name, your ASN, and whether your connection is residential, business, mobile, or a data centre/proxy.
They cannot determine your name, exact home address, browsing history, or any personal information from an IP address alone without involving your ISP and potentially a legal process.
Why does my IP address show the wrong city or country?
IP geolocation maps IP address blocks to locations based on registry data and network routing. ISPs register address ranges in bulk at corporate headquarters or network exchange points, which may be in a different city from where you are. Mobile networks, VPNs, and large enterprise networks can cause especially large discrepancies.
The geolocation shown here typically accurate to the city level for residential broadband, and country level for most other connection types.
Does this tool store or log my IP address?
No. The server reads your IP address from the incoming request and returns it
in the response. Nothing is written to a database, log file, or analytics system.
The HTTP response header is set to Cache-Control: no-store so
your IP is never cached at any layer.
How do I hide my IP address?
The most common method is a VPN (Virtual Private Network), which routes your traffic through a server in another location, making external sites see the VPN's IP instead of yours. The Tor network provides stronger anonymity by bouncing traffic through multiple relays.
Note: your VPN or Tor exit node provider can still see your originating IP, and websites can detect many VPNs and proxies using IP reputation databases. No anonymity tool is perfect.