What is My IP? Analyzer

Public IP detection retrieves the visitor's IPv4 address, and where the network supports it, the IPv6 address, along with geolocation, ISP, and timezone data associated with that address. IPv4 addresses use the familiar 32-bit dotted-decimal form, such as 8.8.8.8; IPv6 addresses use a 128-bit hexadecimal form built for a far larger address space, and not every network assigns a visitor one. Requests cycle through multiple IP-information providers in sequence, falling back automatically to the next provider if one is rate limited or briefly unavailable, which improves reliability over relying on a single service.

The IP Addresses section shows the detected IPv4 address and, when the network supports it, the IPv6 address. Geolocation reports the approximate country, region, city, postal code, latitude, and longitude derived from the address, accurate to the resolution IP-based geolocation generally allows rather than a precise street location. ISP and Network lists the internet service provider, autonomous system number (ASN), organization, and connection type. Timezone gives the timezone name and the UTC offset.

Any valid IPv4 or IPv6 address can be looked up directly, not only the visitor's own, useful for checking a server's address, a VPN endpoint, or an address reported elsewhere. The detected address copies as plain text, ready to paste into a terminal command, a firewall rule, or a remote access setting that needs it entered exactly.

Knowing a public IP address and its associated metadata is valuable across a wide range of technical and everyday scenarios, serving developers, network administrators, privacy-conscious users, and anyone who needs to verify connection details quickly.

• Network Troubleshooting: a valid public IP address confirms that a router or modem obtained a working external address from the provider, a basic check during connectivity troubleshooting.
• VPN Verification: an active VPN connection routing through the expected server shows in a detected IP and geolocation that match the VPN endpoint rather than the visitor's own network.
• Server Administration: a current public IP configures firewall allowlists, remote access rules, or DNS records that point at a home or office network.
• Web Development: geolocation-based features, content delivery network routing, and regional content restrictions test against the IP address and location an external service actually detects for a given browser session.
• Remote Access Setup: a public IP address configures remote desktop connections, SSH tunnels, or port forwarding rules on a home or office network.
• Privacy Auditing: the approximate location and ISP visible from a public IP address show what a website can infer about a visitor without any further information.
• Education: IP addressing, the difference between IPv4 and IPv6, autonomous system numbers, and internet routing show concretely in real data from an actual connection.
• API Integration Testing: arbitrary IP addresses looked up in sequence test how geolocation services respond to different inputs, useful when building an application that depends on IP-based location.
• Geolocation Validation: the geographic accuracy of IP-based location services matters for marketing, fraud prevention, and content personalization workflows built on top of them.