Your connection, as seen here
Your public internet address
This is the address your connection presented when it reached this server. It may belong to your router, mobile carrier, workplace, VPN, or privacy relay.
This is network information, not a precise location or personal identity.
Server observation
What this connection tells us
Browser report
What your browser shares
Stays on this page
Good to know
What an IP address can and cannot reveal
It can identify a network
Websites need an address to send pages back to you. Internet providers assign these addresses, sometimes temporarily and sometimes to many customers at once.
It can suggest a broad area
Commercial databases may associate an address with a country, region, or city. Those guesses can be outdated or point to your provider rather than your actual location.
It does not name you
An address alone does not expose your name, street address, files, or browsing history. Connecting it to a subscriber normally requires records held by the internet provider.
It can change
Switching networks, reconnecting your router, using mobile data, or enabling a VPN can present a different public address.
Frequently asked questions
A few useful answers about IP addresses
What is a public IP address?
A public IP address is the internet-routable address a website sees when your connection reaches it. It commonly represents a router, mobile network, workplace, VPN, or privacy relay rather than one individual device.
Can an IP address reveal my exact location?
No. An address may be associated with a broad area in commercial databases, but those estimates can be outdated and often identify the internet provider rather than the person using the connection.
Does an IP address identify me personally?
No. An IP address alone does not reveal a name, street address, files, or browsing history. Connecting an address to a subscriber generally requires records held by the internet provider.
Why might my IP address change?
Switching networks, reconnecting a router, using mobile data, or enabling a VPN can present a different public address. Some providers also assign changing addresses automatically.