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What Is My IP Address?

What is my IP, what's my IP, and my IP address are the same question. The answer is the public number your connection uses on the internet.

The address in the box

Open what is my IP address. The large number is an IPv4 address, four groups separated by dots. That is the address most websites see. Copy it if a form or a support agent asks for your IP address.

Some networks also have an IPv6 address. It is longer and uses colons. It is listed under the main IP so you can inspect it. The headline stays the IP address people expect.

Public and private

A phone on home Wi-Fi often has a private address such as 192.168.1.20. That address never leaves the house. The public IP address is shared by the devices on that connection and is the one this site shows.

IP address and location

The number is not a house. IP address location shows the city and region registered to the network.