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About This IP Detection Tool

What This Tool Detects

TechOreo's "What Is My IP" tool automatically detects and displays the following information about your connection the moment the page loads:

  • Public IPv4 address — the address websites see when you connect
  • Public IPv6 address — your 128-bit address if your ISP supports IPv6
  • ISP and ASN — who owns your IP block and their network number
  • Approximate location — city, region, and country from IP geolocation
  • Timezone — both your system timezone and IP-derived timezone
  • Browser fingerprint — user agent, platform, screen resolution, language
  • Device details — memory, CPU cores, connection type, cookies enabled
  • Custom IP Lookup — enter any IPv4 or IPv6 to see its details
  • JSON export — download all detected data as a JSON file

Why Your IP Address Matters

Your public IP address is visible to every website, app, and service you connect to. It is used for:

  • Geolocation — showing you localised content, prices, and language
  • Security — identifying your connection in server logs and firewall rules
  • Access control — some services restrict access based on your country's IP range
  • Advertising — ad networks use your IP to target you by location
  • VPN verification — use this tool to confirm your VPN has changed your visible IP
  • Network diagnostics — verify your ISP, confirm IPv6 support, check for leaks

Your IP does not reveal your name, home address, or phone number — only your ISP and approximate region.

IP Address & Privacy Guide

Public IP Address

Your public IP is assigned by your ISP and is shared across your entire household or office. It changes when you reconnect, switch networks, or use a VPN. Every site you visit, every API call you make, and every email you send carries your public IP in server logs.

Geolocation Accuracy

IP geolocation maps your IP to a location using registry databases, not GPS. Country-level accuracy exceeds 95%, but city-level accuracy is typically 50–75%. ISPs may register IP blocks in a city that differs from your actual location. VPNs and mobile networks often show the server or tower location instead.

Browser Fingerprinting

Even without cookies, websites can identify you using your browser's unique combination of user agent, screen resolution, timezone, language, fonts, and hardware details. This is called browser fingerprinting and is harder to block than cookies. This tool shows what data your browser exposes.

Hiding Your IP

To hide your real IP: use a VPN (routes traffic through another server), Tor Browser (routes through multiple relays), or a proxy server. After connecting to any privacy tool, refresh this page to confirm your visible IP has changed and your real IP is no longer exposed.

What Is My IP – Frequently Asked Questions

Your IP address is the unique number assigned to your internet connection by your ISP. This tool detects your public IP address automatically when the page loads and shows your IPv4, approximate location, and ISP. Your IP is visible to every website and service you connect to.

IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses (e.g. 203.0.113.1) providing about 4.3 billion addresses. IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses (e.g. 2001:db8::1) providing virtually unlimited addresses. IPv6 was created to replace IPv4 due to address exhaustion. Many ISPs now assign both, and this tool detects and displays both if available.

Your IP address reveals your ISP (Internet Service Provider), approximate geographic location (typically city or region, not your exact address), timezone, and connection type (home, mobile, VPN, hosting). It does not reveal your name, home address, phone number, or any personally identifiable information directly.

IP geolocation databases map IP ranges to locations based on ISP registration data, not GPS. Country accuracy exceeds 95%, but city accuracy is typically 50–75%. Your ISP may have registered your IP block in a different city from your actual location. Mobile networks and VPNs also show the tower or server location rather than yours.

You can hide your real IP by using a VPN (routes traffic through a server in another location), Tor Browser (routes through multiple encrypted relays), or a proxy server. After connecting to any privacy tool, refresh this page to confirm your IP has changed and your real IP is no longer visible.

A browser fingerprint is a unique profile created from your browser and device settings: user agent string, screen resolution, timezone, language, installed plugins, hardware concurrency (CPU cores), and device memory. Even without cookies, websites can use fingerprinting to identify and track users across sessions. The Browser tab in this tool shows exactly what data your browser exposes.

If your VPN is configured correctly, websites should only see the VPN server's IP address, not your real one. However, WebRTC leaks can expose your real IP in some browsers even when connected to a VPN. Use this tool to check your current visible IP after connecting to your VPN and verify it shows the VPN server's address, not your real one.