IP and InternetWhat you are looking at
The large number at the top is your public IP address: the address your internet connection shows to every website, app and game server you use. It belongs to your router or, on mobile data and many broadband lines, to your internet provider's shared gateway. It is not the address shown in your phone's Wi-Fi settings; that one is private to your home. The guide to public and private addresses explains the pair.
Below it, the page lists what your browser hands over to any site without being asked: its name and version, your system, screen size, language, time zone and a few hints about the device and the connection. None of it is secret, but together it forms a browser fingerprint.
How to read each line
| Line | Meaning |
|---|---|
| IPv4 address | Your public address in the older, most common format |
| IPv6 address | Your public address in the newer format, if your provider and router have it switched on. "Not available" is normal on many lines |
| Country seen | The country that address is registered in, as one large network sees it. It is not a reading of your real position and can be wrong, most often on mobile data, VPNs and satellite links |
| Connection security | The encryption version (TLS) and HTTP version your browser used for the look-up |
| Connection quality, speed estimate, round trip | Rough estimates made by the browser itself. Chrome, Edge and other Chromium browsers share them; Firefox and Safari do not |
| Memory, processor threads | Rounded or limited by browsers on purpose, to make fingerprints less exact |
What we do with these details
Nothing. The details are read by your own browser and written onto the page in front of you. They are not sent to us, not saved, and gone when you close the tab. There is no account and no history.
To learn the public address, a page has to ask a server on the internet, because your device does not know it. This page asks two public services, ipify and Cloudflare, each of which simply answers with the address the request came from. They see your address in the same way as any website you open. More on this is on the about page.
Things people use this page for
- Giving the address to IT support, a bank or a game host who needs to allow or check it. Tap "Copy IP address".
- Checking that a VPN is working: the address and country should change when it is switched on. See what a VPN hides.
- Seeing whether the address changed after a router restart. See static and dynamic addresses.
- Checking for carrier-grade NAT by comparing this address with the one inside the router. See CGNAT.
- Sending device details to a developer when a website looks wrong. Tap "Copy all details" and paste them into your message.
If the address does not appear
An ad blocker, a strict firewall or an office filter may block the look-up services, or you may be offline. The rest of the page still works, since it needs no outside service. Try another browser, or pause the blocker for this page.
Is my IP address shown here private information?
It is not secret: every site you visit receives it. But there is no need to post it in public. It shows your internet provider and rough area, not your name or home.
Why does the country or city look wrong?
Addresses are registered to providers, not to homes. The place shown is where the provider registered that block or where its gateway sits.
Why do I have an IPv6 address on mobile data but not on Wi-Fi?
The two are different networks. Many mobile networks run IPv6 everywhere, while a home router or broadband provider may not have it switched on.
Does this page work offline?
The browser, screen and device details do. The public address needs the internet, since only an outside server can see it.