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My IP Address is:

IPv4 216.73.217.36
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My IP Location Information

ISP Amazon.com, Inc.
City Columbus
Region Ohio
Country United States  
Privacy VPN / Proxy Likely (Hosting or VPN network)

Location data: MaxMind GeoLite2, version of 10 November 2026 · Wrong city? Report it to MaxMind

Privacy & Security Guide See your complete IP details

Where Am I Now?

Your IP says Columbus. Is that where you really are?

See where your device really is on the map.

Show My Location Uses your browser’s location, with your permission

What Is My IP Address?

Your IP address is shown at the top of this page: it's your public IPv4 address and, if your network supports it, your IPv6 address.

Your public IP address is the unique numeric identifier assigned to your network by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) — defined in RFC 791 for IPv4 (32-bit) and RFC 8200 for IPv6 (128-bit). Every server and website you connect to sees this address.

The address shown above was detected live from your incoming connection. It reveals your ISP, Autonomous System Number (ASN), and approximate city and country via MaxMind GeoLite2 databases — but does not expose your street address or personal identity.

Diagram: devices on a home network with private IPs 192.168.1.10 to .12, a router doing NAT, and one public IP 203.0.113.45 seen by every website
All your devices share one public IP; each has its own private IP inside your home.

Your provider gives one public IP to your router, and every device in your home goes out through it: that's the address websites, games and email servers see. Inside your home, the router gives each device a private IP such as 192.168.1.23, which never leaves your network. Read more in public vs private IP.

IP Address — Key Facts
IPv4 Address Space ~4.3 billion addresses (32-bit, RFC 791, 1981)
IPv6 Address Space ~340 undecillion addresses (128-bit, RFC 8200, 2017)
Location Accuracy Reliable for the country, much less for the city: it reflects your provider's network, never your street address
Private IP Ranges (RFC 1918) 10.0.0.0/8  ·  172.16.0.0/12  ·  192.168.0.0/16

How to Find Your IP Address on Any Device

Your public IP is the one shown above; your private IP is in your device's network settings.

Windows

  1. Open Settings › Network & internet, then Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
  2. Open your network's properties and read IPv4 address.

Or type ipconfig in Command Prompt.

Mac

  1. Open System Settings › Wi-Fi (or Network).
  2. Click Details… next to your network, then TCP/IP.

Or type ipconfig getifaddr en0 in Terminal.

iPhone and iPad

  1. Open Settings › Wi-Fi.
  2. Tap ⓘ next to your network and read IP Address.

Android

  1. Open Settings › Network & internet › Internet (names vary by brand).
  2. Tap your Wi-Fi network and read IP address (sometimes under Advanced).

Linux

Type ip -brief address in a terminal, or open your network settings and select the connection.

Your router

Its local address is usually your "default gateway", such as 192.168.1.1. See how to find your router IP.

These steps show your private IP (192.168.x.x, 10.x.x.x). Websites see the public IP at the top of this page. To change it, see how to change your IP address.

What Your IP Address Reveals (and What It Doesn't)

Your IP reveals your internet provider and an approximate city; it doesn't reveal your name or street address.

Field Meaning Example
IPv4 Address Your 32-bit public address in dotted-decimal notation 203.0.113.45
IPv6 Address Your 128-bit public address in hexadecimal notation 2001:db8::1
ISP The organization that owns the IP block and provides your internet service Comcast Cable
ASN The Autonomous System Number that routes your IP across the internet AS7922
City / Region Where your provider's network appears to be: reliable for the country, much less for the city, never your street Chicago, Illinois
Country Country where your ISP's routing point is registered United States
Privacy Status Tor Detected = Tor exit node. VPN / Proxy Likely = the IP belongs to a hosting or VPN-provider network. No VPN Detected = residential or mobile ISP (a residential VPN cannot be ruled out). No VPN Detected
Not Revealed Your name, street address, phone number, browsing history or device contents —

For a complete technical breakdown including network block (CIDR), abuse contact, and registration data, use the IP WHOIS Lookup or the IP Geolocation Lookup. See full details of your IP ·See where you really are.

Is My IP Address Hidden?

The privacy row checks whether your IP belongs to a hosting or VPN network or a Tor exit: a match is a strong hint, not proof.

  • Tor Detected: your IP is on the Tor Project's list of exit nodes (refreshed every hour).
  • VPN / Proxy Likely: your IP belongs to a datacenter, hosting or VPN-provider network. Commercial VPNs exit from such networks, so websites can usually tell you use one, even though your real IP stays hidden.
  • No VPN Detected: a home or mobile provider. You're probably not using a VPN, but a VPN with home (residential) addresses looks the same.

To check that your VPN really hides you, run the VPN & proxy checker and the WebRTC leak test; to compare ways of hiding your IP, read how to hide your IP.

IPv4 vs IPv6 — Key Differences

IPv4 addresses look like 203.0.113.7; IPv6 addresses look like 2001:db8::1, and many networks use both.

IPv4 IPv6
Standard RFC 791 (1981) RFC 8200 (2017)
Address Length 32 bits 128 bits
Total Addresses ~4.3 billion ~340 undecillion
Format Dotted decimal: 203.0.113.1 Hexadecimal groups: 2001:db8::1
Pool Status Exhausted — IANA free pool depleted in 2011 Allocation ongoing — RIRs distributing blocks
Current Adoption Still dominant for most internet traffic About half of Google's users (first above 50% on 28 March 2026)
Dual-Stack Most modern routers and ISPs assign both simultaneously

Most connections today are dual-stack: your router holds both an IPv4 and an IPv6 public address at the same time. The detection above renders whichever protocol your browser used to load this page, then asynchronously fetches the complementary address via a secondary API call. Source for the adoption figure: Google IPv6 statistics (the share moves between about 45% and 50% from weekday to weekend). Learn more: what is IPv6.

How Your IP Address Is Detected

Cloudflare passes your connection's IP address to our server, which looks it up in MaxMind's GeoLite2 databases.

Your IP address When your browser requests this page, it connects to Cloudflare, which serves this site and passes the IP address of your connection on to our server. That address is the one shown at the top. In development, a fixed test address is used instead.

IPv4 and IPv6 A single request uses only one IP protocol, so detecting both takes two steps. The address the server sees is shown at once; your browser then asks ipv4.whatismyipnow.com or ipv6.whatismyipnow.com for the other one and fills it in. Each of these hostnames has only one DNS record type (A or AAAA), so the browser must connect over that protocol. You can also call them yourself, for example curl ipv4.whatismyipnow.com.

Location and provider ISP, ASN, city and country come from the MaxMind GeoLite2-City and GeoLite2-ASN databases (versions of 10 November 2026 and 12 November 2026), held in memory on our server for fast lookups.

Privacy status The Tor Project's exit list (refreshed hourly) and a list of hosting and VPN-provider networks: a match is a strong hint, not proof. See Is my IP address hidden? above.

What we keep This page doesn't save your IP address. Like any website, our server and Cloudflare keep standard short-lived access logs.

Get Your IP From the Command Line

The same detection works from any terminal, script or server. It is free, with no API key and no sign-up.

  • Free
  • No API key
  • No sign-up
  • IPv4 + IPv6
  • Plain text or JSON
curl ipv4.whatismyipnow.com# your public IPv4
curl ipv6.whatismyipnow.com# your public IPv6
curl ipv4.whatismyipnow.com/json# {"ip":"203.0.113.7"}
  • One protocol per hostname: each hostname has only one DNS record type (A or AAAA), so it always answers over that protocol; ipv6.whatismyipnow.com fails on networks without IPv6.
  • Windows PowerShell: type curl.exe instead of curl.
  • Fair use: requests are rate limited per IP address to keep the service fast for everyone.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find my IP address?
Your public IP address is shown at the top of this page. To find your private IP (the one your router gives your device), open your device's network settings: on Windows, Settings › Network & internet; on a Mac, System Settings › Wi-Fi › Details; on a phone, your Wi-Fi settings. The steps for each device are in How to find your IP address on any device above.
What's my IP number?
"IP number" is another name for your IP address: the four numbers separated by dots (IPv4, such as 203.0.113.7) or the longer address with colons (IPv6, such as 2001:db8::1) shown at the top of this page.
How accurate is the IP location shown above?
Reliable for the country, much less for the city. The location is where your provider's network appears to be, often a nearby city or the provider's regional hub, never your street. Mobile (5G/LTE) and satellite connections often show a city far from you, because carriers route traffic through central hubs, and a VPN shows the VPN server's location. Data comes from the MaxMind GeoLite2 databases.
Does WhatIsMyIPNow store or log the IP addresses I look up?
This page doesn't save your IP address or keep a history of lookups: your IP is read from your connection, looked up in a database on our server and shown to you. Like every website, our hosting and Cloudflare keep short-lived technical access logs (which include IP addresses) to run the site and protect it against abuse. See the privacy policy.
Why is my IP address showing the wrong city or location?
IP geolocation maps your IP address to the physical location of your ISP's data center or regional routing point — not to your home. If you are on a 5G or LTE mobile network, your traffic may route through a carrier hub in a different city or state. A VPN or proxy replaces your IP with the server's IP, showing that server's location instead. For a street-level position, use the GPS Location tool above, which uses your device's geolocation hardware rather than IP estimation.
What is the difference between a public IP and a private IP address?
Your public IP address — shown above — is the globally unique identifier assigned by your ISP for communication on the internet. A private IP address (defined in RFC 1918: 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, and 192.168.0.0/16) is assigned by your router within your local network and is not visible to external servers. Your router uses NAT (Network Address Translation) to map all devices on your local network to a single public IP when accessing the internet.
Can someone find my exact home address using my IP address?
No. An IP address reveals only your ISP, Autonomous System, and approximate city or region — not your street address or building number. Your Internet Service Provider knows the billing address linked to your account, but releases that information only to law enforcement with a valid legal warrant or subpoena, subject to applicable jurisdictional requirements. A standard website, advertiser, or third party cannot access this data through your IP address alone.
How can I hide my IP address?
Three methods conceal your public IP. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) encrypts your connection and routes traffic through a server in a location you choose — the server's IP replaces your real address on every site you visit. A proxy server routes requests through an intermediary without full encryption, suitable for browser-level masking. The Tor Browser routes your traffic through a chain of volunteer-operated relays for maximum anonymity. Each method trades some performance for privacy. For a full comparison, see the How to Hide Your IP Address guide.
What is the difference between a dynamic and a static IP address?
A dynamic IP address is reassigned automatically by your ISP each time your router reconnects or when the ISP's DHCP lease expires — standard for residential connections. A static IP address is permanently assigned and does not change between sessions; typically used by businesses hosting servers, running VPNs, or requiring consistent remote access to a network. The address shown above is almost certainly dynamic if you are a home user. For a full comparison of both types, see the Static IP vs Dynamic IP guide.
How do I know if my VPN is leaking my real IP address?
Connect your VPN, then reload this page. If the IPv4 or IPv6 address shown above still matches your ISP rather than your VPN provider, your connection has a leak. The most common cause is a WebRTC leak — browsers can bypass VPN tunnels and expose your real IP through the WebRTC protocol regardless of VPN status. A DNS leak is the second common vector: DNS queries resolve outside the VPN tunnel, revealing your ISP to the sites you visit even when your traffic IP is masked. Use the WebRTC Leak Test to isolate which protocol is exposing your address.
What can someone do with my IP address?
On its own, an IP address reveals only your approximate city, ISP, and Autonomous System — not your name, street address, or device contents. That said, a malicious actor with your IP can attempt targeted DDoS attacks against your connection, submit it to advertising trackers to profile your browsing habits, or use it as a starting point to probe your router for open ports. Combined with other leaked data — usernames, email addresses, or cookies — IP-based profiling becomes significantly more accurate. Hiding your IP with a VPN eliminates most of these vectors by replacing your real address with the server's IP on every site you visit.
How do I change my IP address?
The fastest method is to connect to a VPN — your public IP immediately becomes the VPN server's address and changes again each session unless you use a dedicated IP plan. Without a VPN, restarting your router releases your ISP's DHCP lease and typically assigns a new dynamic IP within minutes to hours, though some ISPs reassign the same address. On mobile, switching between Wi-Fi and cellular always produces a different public IP because each network uses a separate ISP address pool. For a step-by-step walkthrough for Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS, see the How to Change Your IP Address guide.

What Do You Want to Check Next?

How Private Is Your Connection?

Four quick checks of what websites can learn about you.

Proxy CheckerIs your IP flagged as a proxy, VPN or Tor exit? WebRTC Leak TestDoes your browser leak your real IP behind a VPN? Browser Fingerprint TestHow unique is your browser to trackers? IP Blacklist CheckerIs your IP on one of 18 spam blocklists?

Your Connection

Speed, provider and exact position.

Look Up Any IP or Domain

Owner, location and DNS records.

Test and Plan Networks

Reachability, routes and subnets.

Check a Website or Email

Certificates, headers and senders.

Learn More About IP Addresses in 4 steps

  1. 01What Is an IP Address?Complete technical guide
  2. 02What Is IPv4?Address structure, classes, and exhaustion explained
  3. 03What Is IPv6?128-bit addressing and dual-stack adoption
  4. 04Public IP vs Private IPKey differences and RFC 1918 ranges