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What Is My IP

See your public IPv4 and IPv6 address instantly, with a plain-English explanation of what an IP actually reveals about you.

Your public IPv4 address
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Your public IPv6 address
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What your IP address reveals

Your public IP is the return address your home router or phone puts on every request that leaves your network, so replies know where to come back to. Anyone you connect to can see it. From it they can look up a rough location - typically your city or region, sometimes the wrong one entirely - and the name of your internet provider. What it does not reveal is your identity, your name or your exact street address. Only your provider can tie an IP back to a specific account, and only with a legal request.

IPv4 vs IPv6

IPv4 addresses look like 203.0.113.7 - four numbers, each 0 to 255. There are only about 4.3 billion of them, and the world ran out years ago, which is why IPv6 exists. IPv6 addresses are much longer, like 2001:db8::1, giving a practically unlimited supply. Many connections now have both at once: some sites you reach over IPv4, others over IPv6. If the box above shows only IPv4, your network simply has not been given an IPv6 address yet - that is normal and nothing is wrong.

Why it changes, and what a VPN does

Most home connections use a dynamic IP: your provider leases you one via DHCP and can swap it for another later, often after a router reboot. On mobile data, carriers frequently use CGNAT (carrier-grade NAT), where thousands of customers share a single public IPv4 - which is why your phone shows a different address from your home broadband. A VPN changes your visible IP on purpose by routing your traffic through one of its servers, so sites see the VPN's address and location instead of yours. To inspect the raw details a site can read from your browser, try the user agent checker, and to resolve a domain to its IPs use the DNS lookup tool.

Frequently asked questions

Is my IP address dangerous to share?
On its own, a public IP is low risk. It reveals a rough location (usually just your city or region) and your internet provider, not your name, home address or identity. The main concerns are that a website can use it to guess where you are, or that someone could aim a denial-of-service flood at it. For everyday sharing in a support chat or a game lobby it is generally fine, but there is no reason to post it publicly.
Why is my IP different on my phone?
Your phone on mobile data goes through your carrier network, which hands out a completely different address from your home broadband router. Many carriers also use CGNAT, so your phone shares one public IP with thousands of other customers. Switch the phone onto your home Wi-Fi and it will show the same public IP as your other home devices.
What is 192.168.x.x?
Addresses starting 192.168, 10.x or 172.16-31 are private addresses used only inside your own network. Your router gives each device one so they can talk to each other, but they are not reachable from the internet. The address shown on this page is your public IP, which is what the outside world sees. Both exist at once.
Does my IP address show my exact location?
No. IP geolocation maps an address to the area where your provider routes it, which is often the nearest large town or even the wrong city. It cannot see your street or house. Only your internet provider can link an IP to an account, and only with a legal request.
Why does my public IP keep changing?
Most home connections use a dynamic IP that the provider can reassign, for example after a router reboot or a lease renewal (DHCP). Unless you pay for a static IP, expect it to change from time to time. A VPN changes it deliberately by routing your traffic through another server.

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