IP Address Lookup
What does your public IP reveal?
Every request you send online carries your public IP address. This free IP address lookup reads that address and returns the four groups of data below, so you can see exactly what websites, advertisers and fraud systems learn about your connection.
Precise geolocation
Country, state or region, city, postal code, continent and time zone, resolved from the routing data attached to your public IP address.
Network and operator
The internet service provider behind the address, its organization name, Autonomous System Number (ASN) and the type of connection in use.
Fraud and risk scoring
A 0–100 fraud risk score, spambot indicators and every external blacklist the address currently appears on.
Proxy and tunnel detection
Residential versus datacenter classification, VPN tunnels, Tor exit nodes and Apple iCloud Private Relay traffic.
Understanding IP fraud risk scores
The fraud score shown above rates how likely traffic from an address is automated, anonymised or abusive. It is a reputation signal, not a judgement about you: a perfectly ordinary person on a shared VPN can score high, while a compromised home router can score low. Here is how to read the three bands.
0 – 25
Low risk
A clean residential or mobile consumer connection. These addresses are trusted by banks, payment processors and online stores.
26 – 75
Medium risk
A commercial ISP, shared VPN node or corporate gateway. Expect extra CAPTCHAs, verification emails or step-up checks.
76 – 100
High risk
A confirmed proxy, scraper, bulletproof host, spambot source or blacklisted address. Many sites block this traffic outright.
Score alone is never the full story. Read it together with the proxy, datacenter and blacklist rows in the result above — a medium score on a residential line means something very different from the same score on a hosting provider's range. Our IP and privacy guides break down each of those signals in more detail.
Why check your public IP address?
Most people look up their address for one of three practical reasons.
Privacy and VPN leak testing
Turn your VPN on, run an IP address lookup, and confirm the result shows the provider's exit node instead of your real internet provider. If your own ISP or home city still appears, the tunnel is leaking.
Remote work and server access
Firewalls, SSH allowlists and database rules are usually tied to one exact public IP. Checking what is my IP before you request access saves a failed connection and a second support ticket.
Troubleshooting and security
A shared or recycled address can end up on a spam blacklist through no fault of yours. A blacklist and fraud score check explains sudden blocked emails, failed sign-ups or endless verification loops.
Frequently asked questions
What is an IP address and how does IP address lookup work?
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An IP address is the numeric label your network uses to send and receive data on the internet. Your router holds one public IP address shared with the outside world, while each device at home or in the office also has a private address that never leaves the local network. An IP address lookup takes the public address, then matches it against geolocation, network registry and reputation databases to return the city, internet provider, network owner and risk signals tied to that address.
Can someone find my physical street address from my IP?
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No. A public IP resolves to your internet provider and the region their equipment serves, which is typically accurate to the city or metropolitan area, and sometimes only to the country. It does not carry your street, house number or name. Only your internet provider can connect an address to a subscriber, and in most countries that requires a legal request.
Why does my IP location show a different city or region?
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Geolocation is an estimate built from provider records, not GPS. Mobile networks route traffic through regional gateways, some providers register large address ranges to a single head office, and dynamic addresses rotate between customers. VPNs, corporate networks and Apple iCloud Private Relay deliberately show a different location. A result that is one city out, or shows your provider's hub instead of your town, is normal.
What is the difference between IPv4 and IPv6 addresses?
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IPv4 uses four numbers separated by dots, such as 203.0.113.42, and offers about 4.3 billion addresses — far too few for today's internet. IPv6 uses longer hexadecimal blocks separated by colons, such as 2001:0db8:85a3::8a2e:0370:7334, and provides a practically unlimited pool. Most connections now run both, so the address you see may change depending on which one your network prefers.
How can I change or hide my public IP address?
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A reputable VPN is the most practical option: it replaces your visible address with the provider's own. A proxy or the Tor network does something similar, though many sites score that traffic as high risk. On a dynamic home connection, unplugging the router for several minutes often assigns a fresh address, and switching from broadband to mobile data changes it instantly. After any of these, run a lookup again to confirm what the internet now sees.