What is an IP address?
An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique numerical label assigned to every device connected to a network. It serves two main purposes: identifying the host or network interface and providing the location of the device in the network. There are two versions in use today — IPv4 (e.g. 192.168.1.1) with about 4.3 billion addresses, and IPv6 (e.g. 2001:0db8::1) which provides a virtually unlimited address space.
IP geolocation
IP geolocation maps an IP address to an approximate physical location including city, region, country, and coordinates. This data is maintained by regional internet registries and commercial databases. While not pinpoint-accurate, IP geolocation is widely used for content localisation, fraud detection, analytics, and compliance. This tool uses a free public API to retrieve geolocation data.
Privacy note
Your IP address is sent to a third-party geolocation API (ip-api.com) to retrieve location data. No data is stored by this tool. The IP lookup is performed directly from your browser.