IP Address Lookup
See the public IP address your connection is using, or look up any IPv4 or IPv6 address to find its approximate location, provider, organization and time zone.
What this IP lookup tells you
Every device that talks to a website does so from a public IP address, usually one your internet provider assigns to your router or mobile connection. This page shows that address as soon as it loads and fills in what geolocation databases associate with it: country, region, city, postal code, ISP, organization, time zone and a latitude/longitude pair. You can also type any other public address, which helps when you are reading server logs, checking where a suspicious login came from, confirming that a VPN is working, or setting up an allow-list.
How to use it
- Open the page. Your public IP appears in the large box at the top, with the details in the grid below. Click the address to copy it.
- To check another address, type it into the search box (for example
8.8.8.8or an IPv6 address such as2606:4700:4700::1111) and press Look Up or Enter. - Press My IP to return to your own address.
- Use Copy All to copy every field as plain text, or follow the View on OpenStreetMap link to see the coordinates on a map.
Where the data comes from
This page has no database of its own. Your browser asks two public geolocation services directly:
- ipwho.is is tried first. When the page loads, it requests
https://ipwho.is/; the service reads your IP from the connection and returns its record. When you look up another address, that address is added to the request path. - api.ip.sb is the fallback if ipwho.is fails. For your own address it first calls
api.ip.sb/ipto learn the IP, thenapi.ip.sb/geoip/followed by the address.
Because these requests come from your browser, both services see your IP address (that is how "your IP" is detected) and any address you type in. Their own privacy policies apply to that data. ToolHub's server is not involved and nothing is saved in cookies or local storage by this tool. OpenStreetMap is contacted only if you click the map link, and the link contains the coordinates.
How accurate is it?
IP geolocation is an estimate built from registry records, provider data and measurements, not a GPS fix. The country is usually right, the region often is, and the city can be off by a long way, especially for mobile networks, which may route many subscribers through a gateway in another city. The coordinates typically point to the centre of a city or region, so the map pin is not a street address. The two services can also disagree with each other, and records lag behind when providers move address blocks around.
An IP address does not reveal who you are or where you live. Only your internet provider can connect an address to a subscriber, and it normally does so only when legally required.
Frequently asked questions
Why does a VPN change my location here?
With a VPN or proxy on, websites (including these lookup services) see the VPN server's address, so the result shows the server's location and provider. That is a quick way to check the VPN is actually in use.
Why does 192.168.1.1 or 10.0.0.5 give an error?
Those are private addresses used inside home and office networks. They are not unique on the internet and have no public location, so both services return no data for them. The same applies to loopback (127.0.0.1) and other reserved ranges.
Why do I see an IPv6 address instead of IPv4?
If your provider and device support IPv6, the browser may prefer it when connecting to the lookup service. Both formats are shown and looked up in the same way; IPv4 addresses are 32 bits long and IPv6 addresses 128 bits.
Is the ISP field the same as the Organization field?
Not always. ISP is the network that announces the address block, while Organization may name a business or hosting customer that uses it. For home connections they are often identical.