What Is My IP Address
See your public IP address (IPv4 and IPv6) instantly, plus browser details like user agent and language. Nothing is logged by this site.
About the What Is My IP Address
This page shows the public IP address your device presents to the internet — both IPv4 and, if your network supports it, IPv6 — the moment it loads. Your public IP is assigned by your internet provider or mobile carrier and is what websites, game servers and streaming services see when you connect.
The address is fetched directly from ipify, a free, open IP-lookup API, straight from your browser. This website has no server-side logging of the request: your IP is displayed to you and to nobody else, and nothing is stored. Below the address you'll also see what your browser reveals about itself — user agent, language, platform and CPU cores.
Common reasons to check your IP: confirming a VPN or proxy is actually working (the IP should change), setting up port forwarding or remote access, whitelisting your address on a server or firewall, troubleshooting connection issues with your ISP, and checking whether you have IPv6 connectivity.
How to Use the What Is My IP Address
- 1Open the page — your public IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are detected automatically.
- 2Click Copy next to an address to put it on your clipboard.
- 3Review the browser details shown below the IP.
- 4Using a VPN? Toggle it and reload to confirm your IP changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is my IP address logged or stored by this site?
No. Your browser asks the ipify API for your address directly, and the result is only rendered on your screen — this site has no server involved in the lookup and keeps no record of your visit's IP. ipify itself is a widely used open-source service that states it does not log requests. Close the tab and the information is gone.
What's the difference between IPv4 and IPv6?
IPv4 addresses look like 203.0.113.42 and come from a pool of about 4.3 billion — long since exhausted, which is why most homes share one public IPv4. IPv6 addresses are much longer (like 2001:db8::1) and effectively unlimited. If the second lookup shows the same IPv4 address, your network hasn't enabled IPv6 yet — that's common and nothing to worry about.
Why is my IP location different from where I live?
IP geolocation maps addresses to where your internet provider registered them, not to your house. Mobile carriers and large ISPs often route traffic through hubs in another city or region, and VPNs deliberately show the server's location instead of yours. An IP can identify your rough area at best — it never reveals your street address.
Can someone hack me if they know my IP address?
Knowing your IP alone doesn't let anyone into your devices — your router's firewall blocks unsolicited connections by default. The realistic risks are coarse location inference and, in online gaming, nuisance attacks like DDoS floods. Keep your router firmware updated, avoid exposing ports you don't need, and use a VPN if you want to mask the address entirely.
How do I check whether my VPN is working?
Load this page without the VPN and note your address, then connect the VPN and reload. If the VPN is routing your traffic, the displayed IP should change to the VPN server's address, usually in your chosen country. If your original IP still shows, the VPN isn't tunnelling your browser traffic — check for split-tunnelling settings or WebRTC leaks.