Public IP
The address your connection uses to communicate with the wider Internet. It is assigned by your Internet service provider, and it is the address this page detects and displays above.
What Is My IP
What Is My IP Address?
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Your Public IP
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Detecting your IP address…
Your public IP address is visible to websites you visit — that is a normal part of how the Internet works, not something unique to this tool. This page only reads the IP address of your current connection to show it to you; it does not access your files, camera, microphone or personal accounts, and it is not saved to a database on our side.
Basics
What Is an IP Address?
An IP address is a number assigned to a device connected to a network, similar to a postal address for data. It lets your device send and receive information over the Internet by giving every connection a way to find its way back to the right place. Every device on a network — a phone, a laptop, a router — has one, whether it is talking to the Internet directly or to other devices on the same local network.
Your Connection
What Is My Public IP Address?
The address shown at the top of this page is your public IP address: the one your Internet connection uses when it talks to the rest of the Internet. It is assigned by your Internet service provider and is what a website, game server or any other online service sees when your device connects to it — not an address tied to one specific app or browser tab.
Terminology
What Is the Difference Between a Public IP and a Private IP?
Private IP
The address a device uses inside a local network, such as your home WiFi. It is assigned by your router and is never visible to the outside Internet. Common private ranges include 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12 and 192.168.0.0/16.
Addressing
IPv4 vs. IPv6
v4
What Is IPv4?
IPv4 is the original addressing system used on the Internet, written as four numbers separated by dots, like 203.0.113.42. It only allows for about 4.3 billion unique addresses — a number the growth of the Internet has long since outgrown.
v6
What Is IPv6?
IPv6 is the newer addressing system, written as longer groups of letters and numbers separated by colons, like 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334. It was created to provide a vastly larger pool of addresses as more and more devices connect to the Internet.
Behind The Number
Can My IP Address Change?
For many home connections, yes. Most residential Internet plans use a dynamic IP address, which your provider can reassign when your router reconnects, restarts, or simply after enough time has passed. Switching networks — moving from home WiFi to mobile data, or connecting through a VPN — will also change the public IP this page sees. Some connections, often business plans, use a static IP that stays the same; whether yours changes depends entirely on your Internet service provider and plan.
Privacy
What Can Someone Do With My IP Address?
An IP address can reveal an approximate general area — often a city or your Internet provider’s service region — and it can be used to identify a particular connection on the Internet, which is why it sometimes comes up in the context of online abuse reports or network security. On its own, though, it does not reveal your name, your street address, or give anyone access to the files or accounts on your device. Treat it the same way you would any other piece of information tied to your connection: not secret, but not a reason for alarm either.
Method
How Do I Find My IP Address?
The easiest way is the one at the top of this page: it detects and displays your current public IP address automatically, with no extra steps. Your private IP address — the one your router assigns to this specific device — is different, and shows up in your device’s network settings or your router’s admin page instead. If you need details about a domain rather than your own connection, a DNS Lookup or WHOIS Lookup is the right next step.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Short answers to the questions people ask most about IP addresses.
What is my IP address?
The address shown above is your current public IP address — the one your router or Internet provider uses to identify your connection on the wider Internet. It is detected automatically from this page’s own request, the moment you open it.
What is a public IP address?
A public IP address is the address your Internet connection uses to communicate with the rest of the Internet. It is assigned by your Internet service provider and is different from the private IP address your router hands out to devices on your home network.
Can I find my IP address on this page?
Yes. This page detects and displays your public IP address automatically as soon as it loads — no button to press, no signup and no app to install.
Can my IP address change?
Often, yes. Many home connections use a dynamic IP address that can change when you reconnect, restart your router, or simply after some time, depending on your Internet service provider. Some connections use a static IP that stays the same.
What is the difference between IPv4 and IPv6?
IPv4 is the older addressing system, written as four numbers separated by dots, like 203.0.113.42. IPv6 is the newer system, written as longer groups of letters and numbers separated by colons, created because the world now has more devices online than IPv4 has addresses for.
Is my IP address private?
Your public IP address is not secret — any website or server you connect to can see it, since that is how data finds its way back to you. It is separate from your private IP address, which only exists inside your own local network and is not visible to the outside Internet.
Can someone find my exact location from my IP address?
Not precisely. An IP address can reveal an approximate region — often a city or ISP service area — but it does not reveal your name, street address, or the files on your device.
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