What Is My IP Address

What This IP Finder Shows You

This tool fetches your IP information from the ipwho.is APIand displays: your public IP address (IPv4 or IPv6), your ISP name, your approximate city and region, your country and country code, your current timezone, your approximate latitude and longitude (ISP-level accuracy), and your ASN (Autonomous System Number) — the network identifier of your ISP's infrastructure. The API call is made directly from your browser and the raw data is displayed without any server-side processing by ToolsPixel.

Common Reasons to Look Up Your IP Address

How to Find Your IP Address

1. Open the page. Your IP data loads automatically within 1–2 seconds of the page opening.
2. Read your public IP address. This is the IP that websites, servers, and online services see when you connect — not the private 192.168.x.x address shown in your device settings.
3. Check your geolocation. The city, region, and country shown are where your ISP routes your traffic from — typically close to your actual location, but not necessarily exact.
4. Verify your ISP and ASN. The ISP field shows your internet provider's name. If using a VPN, this will show the VPN provider instead of your home ISP.
5. Copy your IP. Click the copy button next to the IP address to copy it to your clipboard for pasting into firewall rules, allowlists, or support tickets.

How IP Geolocation Works Under the Hood

Accuracy Limitations of IP Geolocation

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a public IP address?

Your public IP address is the address your internet service provider (ISP) assigns to your home or business network's router. It's visible to every website and online service you connect to. This is different from your private IP address (like 192.168.1.x), which is assigned by your router on your local network and is not visible to the outside internet. Think of your public IP as your internet'mailing address' — all incoming internet traffic is delivered to this address.

How does this tool find my IP address?

The tool makes a request to the ipwho.is API, a free IP geolocation service. When your browser connects to that API, the server on the other end sees your public IP address (the IP that your router presents to the internet) and returns it along with geolocation metadata derived from regional internet registry (RIR) database records.

Is my exact home address revealed by my IP?

No. IP geolocation data is derived from records in regional internet registry databases (ARIN, RIPE, APNIC, etc.) and ISP infrastructure mapping. These records show city and region-level location accuracy — typically within 5–50 miles of your actual location. Your exact street address is not in these databases. To find your exact location, someone would need a court order to your ISP, who logs IP assignments. Websites cannot determine your home address from your IP alone.

Why does the location shown differ from where I actually am?

IP geolocation accuracy depends on how granularly your ISP's infrastructure is mapped. Some ISPs route all their traffic through a central data center in a different city than where their customers are located — so your IP may geolocate to that city rather than your actual city. VPN and proxy users will see the location of the VPN server, not their physical location. Mobile carrier IPs often geolocate to the carrier's main exchange city.

What is IPv6 and how does it differ from IPv4?

IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses written as four decimal numbers separated by dots (e.g., 203.0.113.42), allowing for approximately 4.3 billion unique addresses. IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses written in hexadecimal groups (e.g., 2001:0db8:85a3::8a2e:0370:7334), allowing for 3.4 × 10^38 addresses — virtually unlimited. IPv6 was developed because the internet ran out of IPv4 addresses. If your IP shows as a long hexadecimal address, you're on IPv6.

Does using a VPN change my IP address?

Yes. When connected to a VPN (Virtual Private Network), your internet traffic is routed through a VPN server, which presents its own IP address to websites and services. This tool will show the VPN server's IP address and its location, not your actual physical IP or location. This is the primary use of VPNs — masking the user's real IP address from external observers.

What does ASN stand for in my IP information?

ASN stands for Autonomous System Number. An Autonomous System (AS) is a large network or group of networks operated by a single organization under a common routing policy — typically an ISP, large enterprise, or content delivery network. Your ISP has one or more ASNs. The ASN in your IP information identifies which network operator manages the IP range your address belongs to.

Can websites track my location using my IP?

Websites can determine your approximate country, region, and city using IP geolocation — accurate to the city level in most cases. This is commonly used for: automatically setting your language and currency, restricting geo-blocked content, fraud detection (login from unusual country), and personalized advertising. For precise location tracking, websites need explicit browser GPS permission (separate from IP).

Does my IP address change over time?

Most residential ISPs assign dynamic IP addresses that can change each time your router reconnects, or periodically on a lease schedule (often every 24 hours or weekly). Some business and dedicated hosting accounts have static IPs that never change. Mobile carrier IPs change frequently as your device moves between cell towers and network segments. Dynamic IPs are why IP bans on forums can be worked around by reconnecting — your IP changes.

Is the IP data shown to me stored or logged?

The tool makes an API request to ipwho.is to retrieve your IP data. ToolsPixel does not store your IP address. The ipwho.is service operates under its own privacy policy regarding API request logs. No IP lookup data is stored in ToolsPixel's systems. The displayed information is fetched fresh each time you load the page.