What is my IP?
Your public IP address, approximate city, internet service provider and what your browser reveals — instantly, no page reload needed.
What your browser reveals
All of this is local information — it doesn't require any external lookup.
Your IP, in 3 steps
Load the page
As soon as this tool loads, it automatically looks up your public IP.
Check the details
You'll see your IP, approximate city, internet service provider, and whether it's IPv4 or IPv6.
Copy it if you need it
One click and your IP address is copied, ready to paste wherever you need it.
What is my IP: a complete guide to your address on the internet
Every device connected to the internet needs an address that identifies it within the network, much like a postal address identifies a home. That address is your IP (Internet Protocol). When you visit a website, send an email, or play a game online, your device communicates using that address, and the server on the other end uses it to know where to send the response back.
Public IP vs. private IP
Inside your home or office, your router assigns each device a private IP (typically something like 192.168.1.34), which only makes sense within your local network. Toward the outside, every device on that network shares a single public IP, assigned by your internet service provider (ISP) — it's the one the rest of the internet sees, and it's exactly what's shown above.
What does my IP reveal, and what doesn't it?
Your public IP allows a fairly accurate estimate of your country and city or region, and it almost always correctly identifies your internet provider. What it doesn't reveal is your exact postal address, your name, or any direct personal data — that link is only held by your provider, and normally requires a court order to access. Even so, many websites use your IP to show you content, pricing or language based on your country, which sometimes surprises people who didn't realize their approximate location was visible.
IPv4 and IPv6: two formats, the same idea
The classic format, IPv4, uses four numbers separated by dots (for example 190.85.12.4) and offers about 4.3 billion possible addresses — a number that has already run out globally. That's why IPv6 exists, a much longer format (with letters and numbers separated by colons) that offers a practically inexhaustible number of addresses. Today many connections use both protocols at once, which is why you'll sometimes see two different addresses when checking your IP from different services.
Common reasons to check your IP
- Checking a VPN: if you turn on a VPN, your public IP should change to the VPN server's; checking it is the fastest way to confirm it's working.
- Setting up remote access: opening a port, configuring an IP camera, or accessing a home server usually requires knowing your current public IP.
- Troubleshooting geographic restrictions: if a service blocks you by country or region, checking your IP helps understand what location it's detecting.
- Technical support: many ISPs or system administrators ask for your public IP to diagnose connection issues.
About the "what your browser reveals" section
Besides your IP, any website can read basic data from your browser: your configured language, screen resolution, timezone, or the user-agent (which identifies your browser and operating system). None of this data identifies you by itself, but combined it can help distinguish your device from others — what's known as a browser "fingerprint". We show it here so you know exactly what's visible, calculated entirely on your own device, with no additional lookups.