Your Public IP Address
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Most connections have an IPv4 address; not all networks have IPv6 yet.
Approximate Location & Network
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This is the address the internet sees for your connection right now — it's assigned by your ISP or network (home router, office, VPN, mobile carrier) and can change between sessions. If you're on a VPN or proxy, this shows the VPN/proxy's exit IP, not your device's. Location fields are approximate (usually city- or ISP-level, from public IP-geolocation databases) — not GPS-accurate, and not tied to your exact address. Nothing on this page is logged or stored by us; your browser talks directly to the lookup services below.
Lookups used: ipify.org (address) and geojs.io (approximate geolocation), both free, keyless, CORS-enabled APIs called directly from your browser.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is my IP address used for?
Websites and apps use it to route data back to your device, roughly localize content (language, currency, nearby search results), and as one signal among many for basic fraud or spam filtering. On its own, it's a routing address, not a personal identifier.
Why does my IP address change?
Most home and mobile connections use a "dynamic" IP assigned by your ISP, which can change after restarting your router, reconnecting, or when your ISP's address lease renews. Business and hosting connections more often use a fixed "static" IP that doesn't change.
Is my IP address the same as my exact location?
No. IP-based geolocation is typically accurate to the city or ISP-service-area level, derived from public registries mapping IP ranges to the ISP that owns them, not GPS data from your device. It won't pinpoint a street address.
What's the difference between IPv4 and IPv6?
IPv4 addresses (like 174.101.141.160) use a 32-bit format, and the pool of available IPv4 addresses has effectively run out for new allocations. IPv6 (like 2001:db8::1) uses a 128-bit format built to provide effectively unlimited addresses. Most networks support IPv4 today; a growing share support IPv6 alongside it, which is why not every visitor to this page will see an IPv6 result.
Does using a VPN change the IP address shown here?
Yes. A VPN routes your traffic through its own server, so this lookup (and any other) sees the VPN's exit-server address instead of your own connection's, which is why the city, region, and ISP shown will match wherever that VPN server is located, not you.
Can someone find my exact address from my IP alone?
No. An IP address by itself reveals your ISP and an approximate service area, not a street address. Identifying an exact physical address requires additional data a public IP lookup doesn't have access to, such as ISP subscriber records (which require legal process to obtain).
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