Your internet address.
A little less mysterious.
Check your public IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for free, compare connections and prepare the right details for support.
First, what is an IP address?The addresses seen by ipify from this browser.
The live check requires JavaScript. Each address type is checked separately.
How this works: your browser contacts ipify to check each address. That service receives your IP and standard connection information. Read the privacy note →
Less back-and-forth.
More information in the first message.
Keep a result, switch connection, then check again. Handy when comparing Wi-Fi with mobile data, or checking a VPN change.
Kept only in this page’s memory; reloading clears it. An IP change does not prove a VPN is secure or diagnose a fault.
Build a short, timestamped summary to paste into a support ticket. Review it below before copying.
For your summary only. This tool does not visit or test the website.
Nothing is submitted automatically. Share full addresses only with people you trust.
An IP address is a numbered address used to send data to the right place on a network. IP stands for Internet Protocol.
Think of it as a return address on a parcel. When you open a website, addresses help the request reach the website and the reply find its way back. Unlike a postal address, an IP can change — and several people may share one.
The outward-facing address a service sees when you connect. With IPv4, devices at home or in an office often share one through their router. A provider may also share an address across customers.
An address used inside your local network — for example, to reach a printer. It is often something like 192.168.1.20. This page does not detect your private address.
The address of a server or a service delivering your website. DNS connects your domain name to the right destination. A CDN or proxy may sit in front of the hosting server.
IPv4 is the older, shorter format. IPv6 provides a much larger supply of addresses. A connection can use both, and IPv6 devices can have their own public addresses.
203.0.113.24Four numbers, separated by dots2001:db8::24Numbers and letters, separated by colonsIllustrative examples, not your addresses.
No networking qualification required.
A service may use IPv4 while another uses IPv6. A VPN, proxy, Apple iCloud Private Relay or a different network can also change the address it sees. These results describe this browser’s connections to ipify, not every app or website.
No. You may be using an IPv4 connection, or the test may be blocked or unavailable. A failed lookup cannot distinguish all of these possibilities. You can browse many websites perfectly normally using IPv4.
A public IP lookup can estimate a country or region and identify a network provider. It does not reliably reveal a precise home address or identify a person. Location estimates may point to a provider’s hub or VPN exit. This tool does not request a location lookup.
It is normal for a trusted support team to ask for your public IP to investigate access problems or locate relevant logs. Share it privately, with the time of the problem. Your IP is not a password, but avoid posting support summaries publicly.
Not necessarily. A provider can assign a different address, and moving between Wi-Fi, mobile data or a VPN may change it. IPv6 privacy addresses can also rotate. A single check cannot tell you whether your provider supplies a static IP.
No. It shows the addresses visible to the lookup service and compares results you choose to keep. It does not test DNS or WebRTC leaks, open ports, website availability or security. A different IP alone does not prove that all your traffic uses a VPN.
This page makes two requests to ipify on loading and when you select “Check again”. The requests reveal your IP and standard connection information to that provider. They do not include the website you type into the summary. See ipify’s service information.
The IP tool does not save a lookup history or send your results or summary to our analytics. Your comparison and summary stay in this page’s memory until you copy, download or reload it. The wider website uses saved preferences and optional analytics controlled through Cookie settings; see our Privacy Policy. Site hosting and network providers may process ordinary access logs. Hiding addresses masks them on this page and in newly generated summaries; it does not erase anything already copied or downloaded.
Further reading: Cloudflare’s introduction to IP addresses.