About WhatIsMyIP

Privacy First

We built this tool as a fast, clean alternative to the cluttered, ad-heavy IP lookup sites that track your every click. Here’s what we do — and don’t do:

  • YesWe look up your IP address to display geolocation data in your browser.
  • NoWe never store or log your IP address, location, or any personal data.
  • NoWe don’t sell your data to third parties or share it with advertisers.
  • NoWe don’t require any login, account, or email address.

How It Works

  1. 01When you load the page, your browser makes a request to our server. Your public IP address is automatically included in that request by your ISP.
  2. 02Our server reads your IP from the x-forwarded-for or x-real-ip headers and looks it up in a geolocation database provided by ip-api.com.
  3. 03The geolocation data (city, country, ISP, timezone, proxy detection) is returned to your browser and displayed. Nothing is stored anywhere.
  4. 04Browser details (browser name, OS, screen resolution, language) are detected entirely client-side in your browser — this data never leaves your device.

What Is an IP Address?

An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique numerical identifier assigned to every device connected to the internet. Think of it as your device’s home address on the internet — it’s how servers know where to send the data you request.

There are two versions in active use:

IPv4The older format — four numbers separated by dots (e.g., 203.0.113.1). Still the most common.
IPv6The newer format — eight groups of hex digits (e.g., 2001:db8::1). Designed to replace IPv4 as addresses run out.

Why We Built This

The most popular “what is my IP” sites are a maze of pop-ups, aggressive display ads, cookie banners, and dark patterns. You just want to know your IP address — not navigate an obstacle course.

WhatIsMyIP gives you that information instantly, cleanly, and without tracking. We support the site with minimal display advertising — but we keep it subordinate to the content that actually matters to you.

What Information We Display

Everything shown on the main page comes from two sources — your IP address (detected server-side) and your browser (detected client-side). Here’s what each section tells you:

IP AddressYour public IPv4 or IPv6 address — the address your ISP has assigned to your connection. This is what every website you visit can see.
LocationCity, region, and country derived from your IP via geolocation. Accurate to country level; city-level accuracy varies by ISP and connection type.
NetworkYour ISP name, organization, and AS number from public IP registry records.
SecurityWhether your IP is flagged as a known VPN, proxy, Tor exit node, or datacenter address. Useful for verifying VPN connections.
BrowserBrowser name, OS, language, and screen resolution — detected entirely in your browser using standard JavaScript APIs. This data never leaves your device.

Common Questions

Is my IP address personal information?

In many jurisdictions, yes. IP addresses are considered personal data under laws like GDPR in the EU and CCPA in California because they can potentially be linked to an individual with the help of an ISP. That’s exactly why we don’t store them.

How do I hide my IP address?

The two most practical options are a VPN (routes your traffic through a server in another location — the site sees the VPN’s IP instead of yours) or Tor (bounces your traffic through multiple relays, making it very difficult to trace back to you, but significantly slower). Browser proxies and SOCKS proxies also work but offer less protection.

My IP shows the wrong location. Why?

Geolocation databases map IP addresses to locations based on ISP registry data — not your actual physical location. Your ISP might route your connection through a hub in another city or region. Mobile networks are especially inconsistent. If you need accurate geolocation, GPS is the right tool; IP geolocation isn’t designed for precision.

Do you use cookies?

We use Google Analytics to understand aggregate traffic (page views, referring sites, rough geographic distribution of visitors). Analytics cookies are set by Google’s script. We display ads via Google AdSense, which may also set cookies for ad personalization. We don’t set any first-party cookies of our own.

What geolocation provider do you use?

We use ip-api.com, a free geolocation API. It provides city, country, ISP, timezone, proxy detection, and network info from a single request. No API key required, and the data is returned directly to your browser — it never passes through our own servers after the initial lookup.