What Is My IP?

WhatIsMyIP.com® is the industry leader in providing REAL IP address information. We provide IP address tools that allow users to perform an Internet Speed Test, IP address lookup, proxy detection, IP Whois Lookup, and more. We have extensive articles that show users how to trace an email address, how to change IP addresses, and how to hide their IP information. Knowing your IP address is crucial for online gaming, tech support, using remote desktop connections, connecting to a security camera DVR, anonymity or even running an email server. If you’ve got questions about IP addresses and can’t find the answer on our site, feel free to post your question in our IP Address Q & A section.

What Is An IP Address

This number is an exclusive number all information technology devices (printers, routers, modems, et al) use which identifies and allows them the ability to communicate with each other on a computer network. [Read more...]

What Is IPv6

IPv6 or Internet Protocol version 6 is the replacement for IPv4. An IPv6 address looks like this 2600:1005:b062:61e4:74d7:f292:802c:fbfd and an IPv4 addresses looks like this 75.123.253.255. [Read more...]

WhatIsMyIP.com API

If you need data returned to you via script, we provide an API section where you'll be able to call each of our tools and get the output in txt, json, or xml. You'll need to sign up for our Gold Membership to gain access to our API. Read our API Quick Start Guide to get the API up and running and working for you.