What is my IP address?

See the IP address, country, and connection details every website sees, and check whether your VPN works. Runs in your browser; nothing is stored.

IP address

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Country assigned to it

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Address type

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Connection

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Network entry point

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What your IP address shows

Every website you open sees the IP address your connection comes from. The values above show what this site sees right now:

IP address: the public address of your connection. Your internet provider gives it to you, or your VPN when it is on.
Country assigned to it: the country that address databases link to this address. It shows roughly where you are, not your street.
Address type: IPv4 or IPv6, the two kinds of internet addresses in use today.
Connection: the version of the web protocol your browser uses for this page.
Network entry point: the data center that received your request. It is usually near you, or near your VPN server.

With a VPN on, the address and the country belong to the VPN server. Load this page once without the VPN and once with it to see the difference. The country shown is the one the network assigns to the address. The server is not always in that country. The measurements on this site examine this difference.

Public and private IP address

The address shown here is your public IP address: the one the internet sees. Inside your home network, your router also gives each device a private IP address. Websites never see that private address, so this page cannot show it.

What this check does not test

This page shows the address that reaches this website. It does not test for DNS leaks or WebRTC leaks, where your browser or an app could still reveal your real address or your internet provider’s DNS server while the VPN is on.

Nothing is stored. The lookup is a single request from your browser to this site.

Questions about your IP address

Is my VPN working?

Load this page once without the VPN and once with it. With the VPN on, the IP address should change, and the country should match the location you chose in the VPN app. If the address stays the same, the VPN is not active for your browser.

Why does the country shown not match my VPN location?

There are two common reasons. Address databases are not always right. And many locations are virtual: the provider gives you an address registered in the country you chose, but the server is in another country. In this archive, 436 of 1,676 listed locations are marked as virtual by their own provider. Our measurements place the server outside the listed country for 125 of 1,130 measured locations.

Virtual VPN locations

How can I hide or change my IP address?

Websites see a different address when you connect through a VPN, the Tor Browser, or a proxy. A VPN covers all apps on your device and encrypts the connection to its server. Tor is free but slow. A proxy often covers only the browser and may not encrypt anything. Mobile data or another Wi-Fi network also gives you a different address.

VPN, proxy, and Tor explained

Can a website see my exact location from my IP address?

Usually not your street. An IP address points to your internet provider and a rough area, often a city or region. Apps and browsers can ask for your exact location separately, and they need your permission for that.

Does a VPN hide my IP address?

Yes, from the websites and apps you use: they see the VPN server's address instead of yours. Your VPN provider still sees your real address, and logins, cookies, and browser fingerprints can still identify you.

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