- How does this tool find my IP address?
- Your browser calls two free, key-less lookup services — ipify (for your IPv4 and IPv6 addresses) and ipwho.is (for ISP, ASN, and approximate location) — directly, with no server in between. Only your address is sent; nothing is uploaded or stored.
- How accurate is the location shown?
- IP-based geolocation is approximate — typically accurate to a city or region, sometimes only a country, and it can be outdated or simply wrong (especially on mobile networks, VPNs, and corporate connections). It's never your exact physical address, and this tool never claims otherwise.
- Can I look up any IP address, not just my own?
- Yes — enter any IPv4 or IPv6 address in the IP Lookup section. Private, loopback, and other special-use addresses (like 192.168.x.x or 127.0.0.1) are recognized instantly without a network call, since they have no public geolocation data.
- What does "Network domain" mean, and is it a reverse DNS lookup?
- It's the ISP or organization's registered domain (e.g. "comcast.net"), not a true reverse-DNS (PTR) hostname for that exact address — browsers can't perform a real PTR lookup. When ipwho.is has no domain on record, it shows as not available rather than a guess.
- Why don't I see an IPv6 address?
- Not every connection has IPv6 — if your network or ISP doesn't support it, only your IPv4 address will show. This is normal and doesn't affect the accuracy of your IPv4 details.
- Is anything uploaded or stored on a server?
- No. This tool runs entirely in your browser and has no backend of its own — it only calls the two named third-party services above to resolve IP data, and nothing you look up is saved.