GATE 02 · IP LOOKUP
Look up any IP address
Quick answer: An IP lookup shows what public records say about an address: the country, region and city it is registered to, and the network provider that runs it. Enter any IPv4 or IPv6 address, or leave the box empty for your own. Answers come from a database on our own server, and locations are approximate.
Looking up…
IP geolocation by DB-IP (CC BY 4.0). Location is approximate and often points to your provider's nearest hub, not your address.
Paste an IPv4 or IPv6 address to see the country, region and city it is registered to, and the provider that runs the network.
Private, loopback and other non-public addresses (such as 10.0.0.1 or 127.0.0.1) are not looked up, because they do not point to a place on the internet. Your own address is looked up when the page opens.
What an IP lookup tells you
An IP lookup takes an address and returns what public records and measurements say about it: the country, region and city it is registered to, and the company that runs the network it belongs to. People use it to check where a login attempt or email came from, to see who owns an address in a log file, or to confirm where a proxy or VPN server really is.
This tool answers from a database stored on our own server, so the address you type is not sent to another company to be looked up. Paste an IPv4 or IPv6 address, or leave the box empty to look up your own.
How to read the result
- Country is usually the most reliable part. Region and city are estimates and are often wrong for mobile and satellite connections.
- Provider is the organisation that owns the network, together with its autonomous system number (ASN). A home internet provider points to a household connection. A hosting or cloud company usually means a server, a VPN or a proxy.
- The location often marks the provider's hub, not the place the device is. It never identifies a person or a street address.
Addresses that cannot be looked up
Private addresses, such as those starting with 10., 192.168. or 172.16 to 172.31, and loopback addresses such as 127.0.0.1, only exist inside a local network. They do not point to a place on the internet, so the tool tells you what kind of address it is instead of guessing a location.
Common reasons a result looks wrong
The address was recently moved to a new owner or country and the database has not caught up. The address belongs to a company that routes traffic from one office, so every user appears in the same city. Or the address is shared by many customers, as on mobile networks. When accuracy matters, treat the result as a clue and compare it with other evidence.
Related reading
An IP address is only one thing that can point to you. For the other kind, such as address and phone listings on people-search sites, see our guide on [how to remove your personal information from the internet](/guides/remove-personal-info-online).
Frequently asked questions
How accurate is an IP address lookup?
Country is usually right. City is correct only some of the time, and the error can be tens or hundreds of kilometres. Treat the result as an estimate.
Can an IP lookup find someone's home address?
No. A lookup shows the registered area and the network owner. Only the internet provider can connect an address to a customer, and it will not share that without legal process.
What is an ASN?
An autonomous system number identifies a large network on the internet, such as an internet provider or a hosting company. The lookup shows the network name next to the number so you can see who runs the address.
Can I look up an IPv6 address?
Yes. Paste an IPv6 address such as 2001:db8::1 in the same box. Both IPv4 and IPv6 are supported.
Why does the tool refuse an address like 192.168.1.1?
That address is private. It is used inside home and office networks, and many networks use the same one, so it has no single location on the internet.
Where does the lookup data come from?
The data comes from the DB-IP Lite database, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. It is stored on our server and updated from time to time.