MyIP.dogWhat is my IP address?
Your public IP address is the network address a website sees when your browser connects. The results above answer “what is my IP address” for this browser, on this network, right now. The address may belong to your internet service provider (ISP), mobile carrier, office gateway, VPN, or privacy relay; it need not identify one device exclusively.
The IPv4 and IPv6 cards make separate browser requests. The map and ISP details describe the connection to this page, which may take a different route. Missing results stay unavailable. To share a result with support, use the copy button and include the time, active network, and VPN state. Refresh after changing connections. Hide conceals the displayed text during screen sharing; it does not change what websites receive.
What is my IPv4 address?
The IPv4 card checks an IPv4-only endpoint automatically. Its four-part result is the address that endpoint observed. A router, carrier-grade NAT (CGNAT), or VPN can make several devices share one address. Use Copy IPv4 when a support form requires this version, or look up an address to investigate its network information.
What is my IPv6 address?
The IPv6 card independently checks an IPv6-only endpoint. A successful result is colon-separated; consecutive zero groups can be compressed with ::. Copy the complete value rather than a shortened screenshot. A failed request does not prove that your device lacks an IPv6 configuration: follow the IPv6 not detected checks to distinguish browser access, router service, and VPN policy.
Public and private addresses: which do you need?
For a public IP address, use the browser result above. For connecting a printer or another device on your Wi-Fi, you usually need its private address from device settings. A router commonly translates local traffic to an internet-facing address. Private ranges such as 192.168.0.0/16 can be reused across separate networks. See how to find your address on any device for the right method; the router's management address is another distinct value.
How accurate is the location?
IP geolocation estimates a network's location; it is not GPS or proof of a street address. A city marker can describe a carrier gateway or VPN exit. This page does not request your browser's location permission. Network registration and a connection's physical location can also differ.
If the country or city looks wrong, check your VPN, relay, and mobile routing first. For a persistent database mismatch, the location correction guide explains how to identify the source and submit evidence.
Why an address changes: networks and VPNs
Switching between Wi-Fi and mobile data, an ISP reassignment, or enabling a VPN can change the observed address. A VPN may cover selected apps or destinations through split tunneling, so one successful browser check cannot establish every application's route. If you want a different exit, choose a method for changing your address, then verify with the same address family and destination.
Troubleshooting a missing or unexpected result
Check the active network, refresh once, and compare matching protocols. Two websites may legitimately report different values if one connection uses IPv4 and the other IPv6. If requests fail, check whether other sites load and preserve the error: extensions, firewalls, DNS failures, service outages, or connectivity problems can interrupt a probe.
Choose the next check by task. DNS lookup inspects domain records; the subnet calculator calculates address ranges without contacting devices. Neither measures your browser's internet exit. Keep before-and-after observations if you change a setting.
Compare what different destinations see
Use outbound IP detection to investigate different results across destinations. The homepage comparison also sends browser requests to named services. Compare within one protocol: differing values show differing observed exits, but do not identify the routing rule responsible. Matching values cover only successful responses.
Keep destination names, timestamps, and failed statuses in your report. Regional nodes appear only when configured; global services are not fixed-country probes. The IP comparison methodology explains these limits. These HTTP observations do not certify VPN safety or measure every application, DNS request, or WebRTC connection.
Sources and scope
The protocol checks use ipify's documented endpoints. Private and shared address ranges are defined by RFC 1918 and RFC 6598. Results describe observed connections, not a guarantee of identity or privacy.