What Is My IP Address?
Your public IP address is the identifier your internet provider assigns you. It is what websites, servers, and online services see when you connect. Your result is below.
Looking for your router's local IP? Use our My Router IP tool instead.
Public IP vs. Local IP — What Is the Difference?
You actually have two IP addresses active at any time: a public one and a local (private) one. Your public IP is assigned by your internet provider and is visible to the rest of the internet. All devices on your home network share one public IP. Your local IP is assigned by your router and is only visible inside your home network — it typically looks like 192.168.1.x or 10.0.0.x.
Assigned by your ISP. Every website you visit can see it. Changes if you restart your modem unless your ISP gives you a static IP.
Assigned by your router. Only visible inside your home. Used to reach the router admin panel at 192.168.1.1 or similar.
Your router uses Network Address Translation to let all devices share one public IP. Outgoing traffic is tagged by port so responses return to the right device.
Your public IP reveals your approximate city and ISP. Your precise home address is never exposed by the IP itself. Use a VPN to mask your public IP from websites.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does my IP show a different city than where I actually am?
IP geolocation uses databases that map IP ranges to approximate locations based on where the ISP registered the block. The accuracy is typically correct for country and often for region, but city-level results can be off by significant distances. ISPs sometimes route traffic through central hubs in different cities, which shifts the detected location. The precision is enough for regional ad targeting but not for identifying a street address.
How can I change or hide my IP address?
A VPN is the most practical method. When connected to a VPN, websites see the VPN server's IP address instead of yours. Simply restarting your modem may assign a different IP if your ISP uses dynamic addressing. Tor also changes your visible IP but is much slower. For business use, your ISP can provide a static IP that never changes.
What is IPv6 and do I have it?
IPv6 is the newer version of the internet protocol, designed to solve the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses. An IPv6 address looks like 2600:1700:4a10:a910::1. If one appears in the widget above, your ISP and router both support IPv6. Most modern ISPs now assign both IPv4 and IPv6 simultaneously in what is called a dual-stack configuration.