What Is My IP Address? Free IP Checker
Instantly check your current global IP address for free. Also shows HTTP connection details and browser environment info — handy for verifying your VPN exit node or device settings.
Connection origin
The country, region and ISP are estimates from ipinfo.io (your IP address is sent to that service to look them up). Registered locations often point to the ISP's facility rather than where you actually are.
HTTP Request Info
Browser Environment
What Is an IP Address Lookup?
An IP address lookup shows the global (public) IP address your connection is currently using on the internet. This tool detects and displays it automatically the moment you open the page, so there is no command to type and no sign-up required. Alongside the address itself, you can see whether you are connecting over IPv4 or IPv6, your connection's country and ISP, its reverse DNS hostname (PTR record), the port in use, and details about your browser environment — all in one place.
What you see here is the address your home or office router presents to the outside world. It is different from the private IP address assigned to your computer or phone itself (such as 192.168.x.x), and every device sharing the same Wi-Fi network shows the same public IP. On most residential connections the ISP assigns this address dynamically, so it can change after a router restart or a fresh connection.
How to Check Your IP Address
- Open the page Your current global IP address is shown in large text as soon as the page loads — no setup needed.
- Check IPv4 vs. IPv6 The badge next to the address tells you whether the current connection is using IPv4 or IPv6.
- Reload after connecting to a VPN After turning on a VPN or proxy, reload the page to confirm the new exit IP address has taken effect.
- Check the country and ISP The connection origin section lists the country, city, ISP, and ASN. For fuller registration details, run the displayed address through an IP WHOIS lookup.
Tips for getting more out of it
- A global IP address uniquely identifies a device on the internet. All devices on the same Wi-Fi network share the same global IP.
- When accessing from home, the IP dynamically assigned by your ISP is displayed. With a static IP contract, the value stays the same.
- If you are using a VPN, the VPN server's IP address will be shown. This is useful for verifying which exit node your traffic uses.
- The address shown is an IPv4 address (e.g.,
203.0.113.1). The format differs in IPv6 environments.
When You Need to Check Your IP Address
Requesting IP allowlisting at work
When asking IT to add your connection to an allowlist, you can copy the exact address straight into the request form — handy when working remotely.
Confirming a VPN is actually active
Comparing the address before and after connecting to a VPN tells you whether your traffic is really being routed through it. If the address does not change, the connection likely was not established.
Allowing SSH or admin panel access to a server
When adding your address to a firewall rule or security group, you can grab the exact IP you are currently connecting from in seconds.
Reporting a connection issue to your ISP
Giving your ISP or support desk your public IP address and the time of the issue helps them locate the problem faster.
Verifying geolocation-based content restrictions
Streaming services and other sites often restrict content by country using your IP. Checking your detected country here helps explain why a service is or is not available.
IP Address Glossary
- Global IP address
- An address assigned so that it is unique across the entire internet. Your ISP lends one to your connection, and it is what external servers see as your source address.
- Private IP address
- An address used only inside a home or office network, such as the
192.168.0.0/16or10.0.0.0/8ranges. It cannot be reached directly from the internet. - IPv4
- The traditional address format written as four numbers, like
203.0.113.1. It can only produce around 4.3 billion unique addresses, which is why the world is running low on them. - IPv6
- The newer address format that uses colon-separated hexadecimal groups, such as
2001:db8::1. It supports an effectively inexhaustible number of addresses, and more networks support it every year. - Reverse DNS hostname
- A hostname (PTR record) that can be looked up from an IP address. It often contains the ISP's name or a regional identifier, giving a clue about the connection's origin.
- NAT (Network Address Translation)
- The mechanism a router uses to translate between private and global IP addresses. It is the reason multiple devices on one connection can share a single public IP.
- Dynamic vs. static IP
- A dynamic IP is reassigned periodically by the ISP and may change on reconnection, while a static IP stays fixed — usually available as a paid option for servers or remote access setups.
FAQ
Side Note — IP Address Trivia: 8.8.8.8 and the End of IPv4
8.8.8.8 is the IP address of Google's public DNS service, widely used around the world for its ease of memorability. Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 is also popular as a memorable IP, marketed as privacy-focused by design. Using these DNS servers can sometimes result in faster name resolution than your default ISP DNS.
You might wonder whether knowing your IP is a privacy risk. A global IP reveals only a rough geographic area — typically the location of your ISP's infrastructure, not your home address. However, ISPs can disclose connection logs under legal process. Even in criminal investigations involving Tor or the dark web, arrests often ultimately trace back to ISP records tied to an IP address.
Estimating a physical location from an IP address is called geolocation (GeoIP). It is used for regional content restrictions on streaming services and for detecting unauthorized access. Using a VPN shifts this estimate, allowing you to access content from other regions and protect your privacy.