🧭 What Is My IP Address?
Instantly see your public IPv4 address, ISP, approximate location, and browser/device details.
Connection Details
Your Browser & Device
About What Is My IP Address?
This tool calls the ipwho.is public IP geolocation API to look up the public IP address your device is currently connecting to the internet with, along with your internet service provider and an approximate city-level location derived from that IP. It's the address the rest of the internet sees for your connection — different from your device's local network address (like 192.168.1.x), which only matters inside your own home or office network.
People check this for practical reasons: confirming a VPN or proxy is actually active by seeing whether the reported IP and location changed, giving a support technician your public IP for remote troubleshooting, whitelisting an IP for a firewall or admin panel, or simply verifying which ISP a connection is actually routed through when working from an unfamiliar network. The ISP field is also a quick way to confirm whether traffic is going through a VPN provider rather than your home connection.
The location shown is approximate and comes from IP geolocation databases that map IP address ranges to the ISP's registered service area — it's typically accurate to city or region level, not to a street address, and can be off entirely for mobile connections, satellite internet, or IPs registered to a data center far from where you actually are. Nothing about this lookup is stored by this site; the IP and location shown come directly from the API for that single request.
Frequently asked questions
Is my IP address the same as my location?
Your IP maps to your internet provider's network, which gives an approximate city or region — not your exact address.
Can I hide my IP address?
Yes — a VPN or proxy routes your traffic through another server, showing that server's IP instead of yours.
Why does my IP change sometimes?
Most home connections use a "dynamic" IP that your ISP can reassign periodically. A static IP stays the same until you change your plan or hardware.
Is this the same IP address other websites see when I visit them?
Yes — this is your public-facing IP address, the same one any website or online service sees when your device connects to it, unless you're using a VPN or proxy at the time.
Why does the location shown seem wrong or in a different city?
IP geolocation maps address ranges to where an ISP has registered them for administrative purposes, which isn't always where the connection is physically used — this is common with mobile carriers and some ISPs that route traffic through a regional hub.
Does this tool see my IPv6 address if I have one?
It reports whichever address your browser's request actually reached the lookup API with — if your network prefers IPv6, that's usually the address returned; the IPv4 / IPv6 Test tool is a more direct way to check both.