What is my IP?

Your public IP address as seen by every website you visit — plus the geography and ISP attached to it. Refresh after connecting to a VPN to verify the change took effect.

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What is an IP address?

Every device on the internet carries a numeric address — a public IP — that identifies it to every server it talks to. IPv4 looks like 203.0.113.42; IPv6 is longer and uses colons. Your IP is assigned by your ISP and changes when you switch networks (home Wi-Fi, mobile data, café Wi-Fi).

What your IP exposes

An IP alone reveals your country, region, city, and ISP — sometimes within a few city blocks. Combined with the User-Agent and timing data every browser sends, it's enough for ad networks to fingerprint and track you across sites. Streaming platforms use it to enforce regional licensing. Censors use it to enforce geographic blocks.

How a VPN changes your IP

When you connect to a VPN, all your traffic exits the internet at the VPN server's IP — not yours. Websites see the VPN server's country, ISP, and geography instead of your real ones. A correctly configured VPN also routes DNS queries through the same tunnel, so your ISP cannot see which sites you visit even though it carries the encrypted packets.

If you're connected to Doppler VPN, this page should show:

  • An IP that does not match the one you saw before connecting.
  • A country matching the server you selected (e.g. Germany, Netherlands, Singapore).
  • An ISP listed as a hosting provider (Hetzner, Vultr, OVH) rather than your home ISP.
  • No mention of your real city or region.

FAQ

What is my IP address used for?+

Every server you talk to uses your IP to send responses back, and most log it. It enables geolocation (down to city), regional content licensing, ad personalization, fraud detection, and — in censored networks — blocklist enforcement. Anonymity online starts with not revealing this number directly.

Is my IP address private information?+

It is broadcast to every website you visit, so it is not secret. But it is personal data under GDPR and most privacy laws because it can be linked to an individual. Treat it like your home street: not classified, but you do not hand it to strangers casually.

How do I hide my IP?+

A VPN is the standard tool — it replaces your IP with the server's. Tor hides your IP across multiple relays at the cost of speed. Proxy services hide it for browser traffic only. A mobile data switch changes your IP but not your identity. Public Wi-Fi shares an IP with everyone on the network but is unencrypted.

Why does my IP look different on different websites?+

It should not — unless you are behind a VPN that does split tunneling (some apps go through the VPN, others through your ISP), behind a corporate network with multiple egress IPs, or seeing IPv4 on one site and IPv6 on another. Some sites use third-party IP-lookup APIs that can return slightly different metadata.

Can I be tracked even with a VPN if my IP is hidden?+

Yes. Browser fingerprinting (fonts, screen size, plugins, canvas rendering) identifies devices without an IP. Cookies and logins follow you across networks. VPNs only solve the IP and DNS layer; the rest is on the browser. Use private browsing, block third-party cookies, and consider anti-fingerprinting browsers for the full picture.

Does Doppler log my IP?+

No. Doppler does not store connection logs, IP histories, or DNS queries. The VPN server sees your real IP only long enough to route traffic — it is never written to disk. Independent audits and a no-logs policy are the only meaningful guarantees here; "we promise" is not enough, and we publish our setup.

What is an ASN?+

An Autonomous System Number identifies the network operator that owns the IP block. AS7922 is Comcast; AS24940 is Hetzner; AS16509 is Amazon AWS. ASNs are public and let you tell whether an IP belongs to a residential ISP, a mobile carrier, a hosting provider (VPN exit nodes usually), or a corporate network.

Why does my IP location look wrong?+

IP geolocation databases (MaxMind, IP2Location) are accurate to country level ~99% of the time and city level ~70%. They lag reality by weeks: a freshly assigned IP block may show as the previous owner's location. VPN server IPs are sometimes mislocated. If your home IP shows the wrong city, your ISP probably assigns blocks across a metro area.

WebRTC leak test
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DNS leak test
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VLESS-Reality VPN
The protocol Doppler uses to avoid being detected and blocked.