PUBLIC ADDRESS DOSSIER / BROWSER LOOKUP

Read the public address a lookup service receives from this browser

Open a browser-side lookup that first asks ipapi.co for the public address and returned network context. If that request fails, the browser tries ipify for an address-only result.

Open What Is My IP

Lookup dossier

ipapi.co/json/ · PRIMARY LOOKUP

Possible return: public IP, IPv6 when returned, approximate location context, organisation/provider and time zone.

IF THE PRIMARY REQUEST FAILS

api64.ipify.org?format=json · ADDRESS-ONLY FALLBACK

Fallback return: public IP only. Location, organisation/provider and time-zone fields are unavailable.

The visible value of a field can be copied from the editor.

The request path is part of the result

The lookup is made by the current browser. For the requested lookup, the visitor IP goes directly to the named service that receives the request; the application does not proxy that address through its own lookup endpoint.

  1. 1. Request ipapi.co

    The browser requests https://ipapi.co/json/ and stops that request after 8 seconds. ipapi.co receives the visitor IP and may return the public IP together with network and approximate location context.

  2. 2. Use the address-only fallback when needed

    If the primary request errors or is aborted, the browser requests https://api64.ipify.org?format=json and stops that request after 5 seconds.

  3. 3. Present returned values

    The editor displays the values supplied by the successful service. With ipify, it displays the public address and marks the location and provider-related fields as unavailable.

What the primary response may contain

These fields are context returned by the service, not a profile assembled by this page. A field can be absent or shown as unavailable when the response does not provide it.

Public address

The address observed by the lookup service for this browser request. The editor can also label a returned address as IPv6.

Approximate location context

Country, region, city and coordinates may be returned by ipapi.co. They are service-provided, approximate IP-geodata context.

Organisation / provider

The primary response may supply an organisation value, which the editor presents for provider and organisation context.

Time zone

A time-zone string may be returned with the primary response and can be copied like other visible values.

Scope of this editor

This page describes the current lookup behavior rather than extending it into a different network investigation.

  • No save — The editor does not store lookup results.
  • No address input — It does not look up an IP address entered by a visitor.
  • No identity check — It does not authenticate or verify a person’s identity.

Read the dossier as returned context

A public IP identifies the address presented to the service during this request. It does not, by itself, establish who is using the connection. Location and network labels should be read as the approximate context returned by the lookup service.

  • If the fallback is shown, only the public IP is available; missing location and provider fields are expected for that path.
  • A copied value is a copy of the displayed field, not a separate lookup or a verification step.
  • A later request can return a different visible context when the address presented to the service or the service response differs.

Continue with a different network view

These tools examine other, distinct browser or hostname questions; they do not extend this lookup into an identity or address-search service.

  • Ping Test

    Observe HTTP response timing for a submitted public URL.

  • DNS Lookup

    Inspect DNS records returned for a domain name.

  • Internet Speed Test

    Record a bounded browser-to-Cloudflare measurement.

Questions about the IP lookup

Which services receive the lookup request?

The browser first contacts https://ipapi.co/json/. If that request fails or is aborted after 8 seconds, it contacts https://api64.ipify.org?format=json with a 5-second abort. The service contacted receives the visitor IP for that requested lookup.

Why are location and provider fields unavailable?

Those fields come from the ipapi.co primary response. The ipify fallback is used for an address-only result, so it does not provide the location, organisation/provider or time-zone fields shown by the editor.

Can I enter another IP address or verify an identity?

No. The editor looks up the address presented by the current browser request. It has no form for another IP address and does not perform authentication or identity verification.