What your IP address reveals
A public IP address is how the internet routes traffic back to you. On its own it isn't secret — every server you connect to has to see it — but it does expose two things: a city-level location (not your street address) and the network operator you're connected through, identified by an ASN (Autonomous System Number).
This lookup runs on our server and reads only the source address of your own request. We don't store it, and there's no verdict here — knowing your IP is neither good nor bad, it's just a fact about your connection.
IP, location, and ASN — what each means
- Public IP: the address other machines use to reach you. Shared across every device on your network via NAT.
- Location: derived from a geo-IP database. Accurate to a city or region, often off by a lot, and never a precise address.
- ASN / operator: the ISP or hosting network that owns the address block. A VPN shows the VPN provider's ASN instead of your ISP's.
Hiding or changing your IP
If you want sites to see a different address — for privacy, or to appear in another region — a VPN routes your traffic through its own server, so the IP and ASN they see belong to the VPN, not your ISP. That's the honest use case here; there's nothing to "fix," just a choice about what you broadcast.
Common questions
Is showing my IP dangerous?
Not by itself — every site you load already sees it. It can't reveal your name, your exact address, or the contents of your traffic. It's most sensitive when combined with other data, which is what the leak tests in this suite check for.
Why is the location wrong?
Geo-IP maps an address block to an approximate location. For home connections it's usually the right region; for mobile and VPN addresses it can be a different city or country entirely. It is an estimate, never a precise fix on you.
Do you store my IP?
No. The lookup happens in memory for this one request and is discarded. There's no account and no history.
Related checks
Now that you know your address, see whether it's leaking where it shouldn't: