Look up the geographic location of any IP address or domain. Shows city, country, ISP, timezone, coordinates, and map link — instantly check your own IP or any public IP.
IP Geolocation is the process of determining the physical location of a device connected to the internet based on its IP address. Geolocation databases map IP address ranges to geographic coordinates, cities, countries, ISPs, and organizations. This information is used for content localization, fraud detection, analytics, compliance, and network troubleshooting. While not precise to a street address, IP geolocation typically identifies the correct city or region.
Essential terms and definitions related to IP Geolocation Lookup.
A numerical label (IPv4: 192.168.1.1, IPv6: 2001:db8::1) assigned to each device connected to a network. IP addresses serve two functions: identifying the host/network interface and providing the location of the host in the network topology for routing purposes.
The process of determining the physical geographic location of an internet-connected device based on its IP address. Geolocation databases map IP ranges to coordinates, cities, and countries using data from Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), ISP records, and network infrastructure analysis.
The organization that provides internet access to customers. The ISP field in geolocation results identifies which company owns and operates the network the IP address belongs to (e.g., Comcast, Vodafone, AWS).
IP geolocation is typically accurate to the city level for most residential and mobile IP addresses (within 25–50 km). It can identify the correct country in 95–99% of cases and the correct city in 50–80% of cases. VPNs, proxies, and corporate networks can reduce accuracy significantly because the IP may be registered in a different location than the user.
You can look up any public (routable) IP address. Private IP addresses (10.x.x.x, 172.16–31.x.x, 192.168.x.x) and loopback addresses (127.0.0.1) cannot be geolocated because they are not routable on the public internet. The tool will return an error for invalid or private IP addresses.
Several factors can cause this: (1) Your ISP may register its IP blocks in a different city than where you are physically located. (2) If you are using a VPN, the IP belongs to the VPN server location. (3) Geolocation databases are updated periodically, so recently reassigned IP blocks may show outdated location data.
The "My IP" feature uses a third-party API (ipify) to detect your public IP address, and the geolocation lookup uses the ip-api.com service. These requests go directly from your browser to these public APIs. We do not store, log, or track any IP addresses.
An Autonomous System (AS) number identifies a network or group of networks under a single administrative domain. Every ISP, cloud provider, and large organization has one or more AS numbers. Seeing "AS15169 Google LLC" means the IP belongs to a network operated by Google.
Common errors developers encounter and how to resolve them.
Lookup returns "query failed" or no results This usually means the IP address is private, reserved, or malformed. Verify that you entered a valid public IPv4 or IPv6 address. The tool does not support private IP ranges (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16) or special addresses like 0.0.0.0 and 255.255.255.255.
Rate limit exceeded The free geolocation API allows 45 requests per minute. If you exceed this limit, wait 60 seconds before trying again. For high-volume lookups, consider using a paid geolocation service.