What Is My IP
The address like 192.168.1.47 your laptop uses inside your home is a private IP that the internet never sees. What every website, game server and remote-access tool actually sees is your public IP — the single address your router presents to the world. This page shows that public address straight from the request you just made, tells you whether it is IPv4 or IPv6, and maps it to a country. One click copies it for a support ticket or a firewall allow-list. No account, no tracking, nothing stored.
How to find your public IP
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Open the page
The server reads the source IP of your incoming request — the same address any website sees.
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Read your address
Your public IP is shown large at the top, tagged IPv4 or IPv6 so you know which family it belongs to.
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Check the country
When the address can be located, the country it maps to is shown next to a flag.
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Copy and share
The copy button puts the address on your clipboard, ready to paste into a ticket, allow-list or VPN check.
Public IP vs private IP
Every device on your home or office network has two kinds of address, and confusing them is the most common reason people end up here.
| Private IP | Public IP | |
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| Example | 192.168.1.47, 10.0.0.5 |
203.0.113.42 |
| Who sees it | Only devices on your local network | Every website and server you connect to |
| Assigned by | Your own router | Your internet provider (ISP) |
| Unique? | Reused on millions of networks | Routable across the whole internet |
| Used for | Talking to your printer, NAS, other devices | Remote access, allow-lists, geolocation |
The tool above shows your public IP — the one that matters for firewall rules, remote desktop, game hosting and “why can’t this site reach me” troubleshooting. To find your private IP you look inside your operating system’s network settings, not on a website.
IPv4 vs IPv6
The badge next to your address tells you which protocol your connection used to reach this page.
- IPv4 is the classic four-number format (
203.0.113.42). Only about 4.3 billion addresses exist, which ran out years ago — so most ISPs now share one public IPv4 among many customers using CGNAT (carrier-grade NAT). - IPv6 uses eight groups of hex digits (
2001:db8::a1:b2). There are roughly 3.4 × 10^38 of them — enough to give every grain of sand on Earth a unique address — so each device can have its own.
Most home connections are now dual-stack (both work), and which one you see here simply depends on which your browser preferred for this request. Mobile networks are increasingly IPv6-first. Seeing an IPv6 address is normal and not a problem.
How a VPN or proxy changes what you see
Your public IP normally belongs to your ISP and roughly reflects where you are. A VPN or proxy sits between you and the internet, so the address shown here becomes the VPN server’s address instead of yours:
- The IP — and usually the country — changes to the VPN exit location.
- It is the simplest way to confirm a VPN is actually working: load this page with the VPN off, note the IP, turn the VPN on and reload. If the IP and country changed, your traffic is being rerouted. If they did not, the VPN is not active.
The country shown is geolocation of the address, not GPS of your device, so a VPN, corporate proxy or mobile carrier can place you in a different country than where you physically are.
Is it dangerous to share your IP?
For most people, no. A public IP on its own reveals far less than people fear:
- It does not reveal your name, your street address or your exact location — only your ISP, via a court order, can link an IP to a subscriber. Public databases show the city-scale location of the provider’s equipment, not your home.
- The realistic risks are coarse-grained: an IP can be used to roughly estimate your region, to target a denial-of-service flood, or as one weak signal in tracking. Sharing it in a support ticket or with a sysadmin you trust is routine and safe.
- If you want to hide it, use a VPN or proxy — that replaces your visible IP with the server’s.
Legitimate everyday uses
- Add your home IP to a corporate VPN or server allow-list.
- Give your IP to a sysadmin diagnosing why you cannot connect.
- Verify a VPN is rerouting your traffic (the IP and country should change).
- Check whether your connection is reaching sites over IPv6.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your private IP (like 192.168.1.47) is assigned by your own router and is only visible to devices on your local network. Your public IP is assigned by your internet provider and is the single address the whole internet sees. This tool shows your public IP — the one that matters for allow-lists, remote access and geolocation.
IPv4 addresses ran out, so modern networks increasingly use IPv6, which has a vastly larger pool. If you see an IPv6 address it simply means your browser preferred IPv6 for this connection — most networks are dual-stack and it works exactly the same. The badge next to your address tells you which one you got.
Most residential ISPs rotate IPs on router reboot or lease expiry, typically every 24 to 168 hours. Static IPs are usually a paid add-on. Mobile networks change your IP every few minutes as you move between towers, and a VPN changes it to the VPN server’s address.
The country is geolocation of the IP address, not GPS of your device. A VPN, proxy or mobile carrier routes you through a server elsewhere, so the country shown reflects that server, not where you physically are. That mismatch is exactly how you confirm a VPN is working.
No. Only your ISP can link your IP to a subscriber, and they require a court order to disclose it. Public geolocation shows the city-scale location of the provider’s equipment, not your home, so an IP alone does not reveal your name or street address.
This tool displays your IP to you and stores nothing. Standard web server access logs exist for operational reasons, as on every website, but no additional IP history is kept by the tool itself.
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