What is my IP address?

The address that websites, apps and game servers see for this connection. On most home and mobile connections it belongs to your router, your carrier’s gateway, a workplace network or a VPN server — not to the individual device you are holding.

How to use it: Copy the address, switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data or connect a VPN, then select Refresh. A different address means your traffic now leaves through a different exit point.

The two address formats your connection may use. IPv4 addresses look like 203.0.113.42; IPv6 addresses are longer groups of hexadecimal digits separated by colons. IPNIXA shows IPv4 first when it can be confirmed in time, with IPv6 displayed separately. The location data source identifies which request supplied the location and network details.

How to use it: Seeing IPv4 does not prove that IPv6 is unavailable, or vice versa. If an application fails on only one network, note which family was shown when you report the problem.

The city, state or province, and country associated with your IP address. It is an estimate drawn from registration and routing data, and often describes where your provider’s equipment is rather than where you are.

How to use it: Treat the city as an estimate. Mobile carriers and workplace networks can show another city. A different country may reflect a VPN, proxy, privacy relay, or an outdated location database.

The time zone of that estimated network location. It is metadata about the network, not a reading of your device’s clock.

How to use it: Compare it with the time zone set on your device. A mismatch can occur with a VPN or a distant gateway. It can also reflect an inaccurate location estimate or your device settings.

The registered holder of the network that announces your address. It is usually your internet or mobile provider, but it can be a parent company, a wholesale carrier or an older brand name.

How to use it: A cloud or hosting company may indicate a VPN, proxy, workplace gateway, or privacy relay. The company name alone cannot confirm which one.

The number that identifies that network in the internet’s routing system. Every provider, cloud platform and large organization that routes its own addresses has one.

How to use it: Support teams use the ASN to see which network carries your traffic. Include it, with the time of the test, when a site is unreachable from one provider only.

Details your browser reports about itself, read and displayed only on this page. They are never sent to IPNIXA and are not used to build a device fingerprint.

How to use it: They are handy for support requests: they tell a help desk which browser and system you used without you having to look them up.

An IP address does not reveal your name, street address, browsing history or files, and seeing it does not mean your device has been compromised. It also cannot prove that a VPN protects every application.

How to use it: Share it only when it helps — with a support agent or a service you trust — and keep your router’s software up to date rather than relying on hiding the address.