What is my IP address?
Check your public IPv4 and IPv6 addresses separately, with network provider and approximate location details for each. No sign-up needed.
Your IPv4 address
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- Approximate location
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Your IPv6 address
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Checking IPv4 and IPv6 separately. Each result appears as soon as it is ready.
What does this result tell you?
These are the public IP addresses seen by our separate IPv4 and IPv6 checks. Websites use public IP addresses to send information back to the right connection.
If you use a VPN or a work proxy, the result may belong to that service rather than your home or mobile provider. Several devices can also share one public IPv4 address.
The location is an estimate from an IP database, not GPS. It may show your provider’s network location or a nearby city, rather than where you actually are.
This check contacts ipify to detect your IP and IP Guide for network and location details. Those services receive your public IP address. No device location permission is requested.
Public IP or private IP: which is this?
This tool shows a public address used for internet traffic. A private address is used inside a network, such as the one connecting your laptop to your home router. You can usually find that private address in your device’s Wi-Fi or network settings.
Why would I need to check my IP?
A support team may ask for it when investigating a connection problem. You might also need it to allow access to a business system, or to check whether switching networks or connecting to a VPN changes the address websites see.
A changed IP alone does not prove a VPN is protecting every part of your connection.
What is the difference between IPv4 and IPv6?
IPv4 addresses use four groups of numbers separated by dots. IPv6 uses a longer format with letters, numbers and colons, giving the internet far more possible addresses.
Your connection may support both. We check each version separately, so one can show an address even when the other is unavailable. “Not available” means this browser could not complete that check: the connection may not support it, or a VPN, privacy extension or temporary service problem may be blocking it.
Why does my IP address change?
Your provider may assign addresses dynamically. Switching between Wi-Fi and mobile data, using a VPN, or reconnecting can give you a different public address. Press “Check again” after making a change.
Looking for information about a website instead?
Your own IP address is different from a website’s address. Use our WHOIS lookup for domain registration details, or read DNS Records 101 to understand how domain names connect to websites and email.