What Is My IP
Show your public IP address and its geolocation.
Quick answer
What Is My IP shows the public IP address the internet sees you from, along with its approximate geolocation (country, city) and network provider. This is the address your ISP assigns, not your device's private LAN address.
What Is My IP shows the public IP address that the internet sees when your device makes a request, along with an approximate geolocation for that address. This is the address your router presents to the outside world, not the private 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x address your computer uses on the local network. Knowing your public IP is useful for whitelisting yourself in a firewall, configuring remote access, testing a VPN, or checking whether your ISP has handed you a new address.
How it works
When your browser loads this page, the request travels through your router, which replaces your private LAN address with the single public IP assigned by your ISP. Our server records the source IP of that connection and returns it to you. The geolocation is then looked up from a database that maps IP ranges to a registered region and provider. Because the lookup uses the address the server actually receives, it reflects your real exit point, including any VPN or proxy in the path.
How to read the results
The IP address is your identifier on the public internet; an IPv4 looks like 203.0.113.42 and an IPv6 like 2001:db8::1. The location is an estimate tied to your ISP's routing, so it often points to a nearby city or the provider's regional hub rather than your exact street. The listed ISP or organization confirms who owns the address block. If any field looks wrong, it usually reflects how your provider registers the range, not a device fault.
Why it matters
Your public IP is what remote servers, firewalls, and access-control lists see. You need it to open a port for a game or self-hosted service, to add yourself to an allow-list for SSH or a database, or to confirm a VPN is actually routing your traffic through another country. It also helps diagnose why a site geo-restricts you or why an email is flagged. Most home connections use dynamic IPs, so this value can change after a reconnect.
Frequently asked questions
- Why is the location not exactly where I am?
- IP geolocation maps address blocks to where your ISP registers and routes them, not GPS coordinates. The result usually lands on your city or the provider's regional data center, which can be tens or even hundreds of kilometers away. Mobile networks and business connections are often the least precise because large blocks are shared across a wide service area.
- What is the difference between my public and private IP?
- The public IP is the single address your ISP assigns to your router and that the internet sees. The private IP, like 192.168.1.20, is assigned by your router to each device on your home or office LAN and is not routable on the internet. This tool shows the public one; to see the private one, check your operating system's network settings.
- Will my IP address change?
- Usually yes. Most residential ISPs issue dynamic IPs that can change when your router reboots, your lease renews, or the provider reassigns its pool. Some connections keep the same address for weeks; others rotate daily. If you need a fixed value for remote access, ask your ISP about a static IP or use a dynamic DNS service that tracks the changes for you.