What is my IP
This is your IP address
Your public IP is the number every website you visit can see. It reveals your location and provider — and anyone can read it. Here’s exactly what you’re showing right now, and how to hide it free.
- Instant IP + location
- Works in any browser
- Hide it in one click
Your public IP address
Scanning- Location
- ISP / Network
- Network (ASN)
- Time zone
Reading what websites can see about your connection…
Detected live from your connection. We don’t store it.
What it reveals
What your IP address exposes about you
An IP address is the unique number your network uses to send and receive data. On its own it looks harmless — but here's what sites can learn from the one above.
Your approximate location
An IP maps to a city and region. It's not your street address, but it's close enough to place you on a map and target you by area.
Your internet provider
Sites can see the ISP or network you connect through, and sometimes whether you're on mobile, home broadband, or a business line.
A way to track you
Ad networks and sites use your IP to link visits together, build a profile, and follow you across the web — even without cookies.
A target for limits and blocks
Your IP is how services geo-block content, throttle you, or lock you out. It's also what gets banned when an address is flagged.
Exposure on public Wi-Fi
On café, hotel, or airport networks, your IP and unencrypted browser traffic can be visible to others sharing the connection.
A doorway for abuse
In rare cases a visible IP is used for targeted attacks like denial-of-service. Hiding it removes an easy point of contact.
Hide your IP
Hide your IP address in three clicks
The simplest fix is a VPN. Zippa’s free Chrome extension swaps your real IP for one in another country. Prefer to just change your IP?
- 1
Add Zippa to Chrome
Install the free extension and pin it to your toolbar — no account or card needed.
- 2
Pick a country
Choose the US, UK, Netherlands, or Singapore on the free plan.
- 3
Your IP is hidden
Reload this page and you'll see the new location's IP instead of your real one.
The honest bit
Free because Premium pays the bills — never because we sell your data
The usual catch with a free VPN is that it logs and sells your browsing to make money. Zippa doesn’t. Our free tier is funded by people who upgrade to Premium, and we keep a strict no-logs policy — we don’t record the sites you visit, your real IP, or your DNS queries. There’s simply nothing to sell.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
The questions people actually ask before they install — answered plainly.
An IP address is the unique number your network uses to send and receive data on the internet. Every device that connects online has one. Your public IP is the address websites, apps, and other servers see when you visit them — it identifies your connection and reveals your rough location.
The fastest way is to open this page: the tool at the top automatically detects and displays your public IP address, along with your location and internet provider. You don't need to change any settings — it reads the same information any website you visit can see.
For most people it isn't immediately dangerous, but it isn't private either. Your IP reveals your approximate location and provider, lets sites and ad networks track and profile you, and can be used to geo-block or, rarely, target you. Hiding it is a simple, sensible privacy step.
Route your browser traffic through a VPN or proxy. With Zippa's free Chrome extension you click once to connect through another country, and every site then sees that server's IP instead of your real one. It's free for four locations with no card and a strict no-logs policy.
Your public IP is the address the wider internet sees — the one shown above. Your private IP is used only inside your home or office network to identify devices like your laptop or phone to your router. Hiding your IP online means changing what your public IP looks like to websites.
It depends who runs it. Plenty of free VPNs pay their bills by logging and selling browsing data — that's the real catch. Zippa is funded by people who upgrade to Premium, not by your data, and we keep a strict no-logs policy, so there's nothing to record or sell in the first place.
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