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Best free ways to see your public IP (2026)
Top pick for most people
Use What Is My IP Address IP—a free, browser-only checker with IPv4, optional IPv6, copy, refresh, and approximate location cards.
Method 1 — Web page (recommended)
- Fast, works on phone and desktop.
- No install; good for sharing your IP with support tickets.
- Open What Is My IP Address IP.
Method 2 — Terminal (advanced)
- Query public APIs with
curlif you already live in the shell. - Harder on mobile; same public IP as the browser check.
Method 3 — Router admin
- Some routers show WAN / internet IP on the status page.
- Useful when troubleshooting NAT, but slower than a web tool.
All methods reveal the same public address for a given network path unless a VPN or proxy changes the exit node.