How to Find a Website's IP Address: Try These Easy Tricks

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Look up the IP address of any website with these quick tips
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Are you looking for the easiest way to find a website's IP address? Whether you want to look up the IP address of your own web server or for another domain on the internet, we're here to help. This wikiHow article, featuring some quick tips from computer and tech specialist Luigi Oppido, will teach you the easiest ways to find the IP address of a website using your computer, Android, iPhone, or iPad.

Getting the IP Address of a Website

  • Use Google's Dig tool in any browser to quickly find a website's IP address.
  • You can also use command line tools like ping and nslookup in your computer's Command Prompt or terminal.
  • If you need the IP address of your own web server , you'll usually find it in the welcome email from your web host or in your account control panel.
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Using the Google Dig Tool

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  1. Go to toolbox.googleapps.com/apps/dig/ in a web browser. A quick way to find a website's IP address is to look up its domain name on a DNS lookup website. You can get to the Dig tool in any web browser on your computer, phone, or tablet, and even your Chromebook.
    • You can also use other online DNS lookup tools to find a website's IP address, including DNS Checker and NSLookup.io .
    • Want to find your own IP address? Oppido recommends using a website like Canyouseeme.org . "It will pop up the IP address for your modem or router," he says.
  2. For example, to look up wikiHow's IP address, type www.wikihow.com into the field.
    • You'll see a list of codes at the top of the page, with the first code (A) already selected. Leave A highlighted, as the record you're looking for is an A record.
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  3. The website's IP address now appears on the page.
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Using Nslookup on a Computer

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  1. One of the easiest ways to find the IP address of a website on Windows, macOS, or Linux is to use the nslookup command. [1] You'll need to run this simple command from the Command Prompt (Windows) or Terminal (Mac & Linux). To get started:
    • Windows: Press the Windows key on your keyboard, type cmd , and then click Command Prompt .
    • Mac: On the Launchpad, type Terminal , and then click Terminal . [2]
    • Linux: Press Ctrl + Alt + T at the same time or click the Terminal icon in your app list. [3]
  2. Replace www.wikihow.com with the domain name of the website whose IP address you want to find.
  3. In the "Non-authoritative answer" section, just below the "Name" field, you'll find the website's IP address next to "Address." If a website has more than one IP address, multiple IP addresses will be shown.
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Using Ping on a Computer

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  1. Whether you're using Windows, macOS, or Linux , you can use the ping command to quickly find the IP address of a website. To get started:
    • Windows: Press the Windows key on your keyboard, type cmd , and then click Command Prompt .
    • Mac: On the Launchpad, type Terminal , and then click Terminal . [4]
    • Linux: Press Ctrl + Alt + T at the same time, or click the Terminal icon in your app list. [5]
  2. Replace www.wikihow.com with the domain name of the website whose IP address you want to find. [6]
    • If you're using macOS or Linux, press Ctrl + C after you see several IP addresses on the screen to stop pinging.
  3. At the beginning of each line of the ping results, you'll see an IP address.
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Finding Your Own Server's IP Address

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  1. If you signed up for a new web hosting service and are ready to upload or edit your website, you'll need to know the IP address of your web server. The IP address is typically in the welcome email from your provider.
    • If you don't see an email from your web host, check your spam filters .
  2. If you can't find your website's IP address in an email from the provider, you will usually find it by logging in to your host's admin or control panel. For example, if your host uses cPanel, you'll find your IP address in IP Functions > Show IP Address Usage . [7] Some other common examples:
    • If you're using DreamHost, open the Manage Websites page, click the three vertical dots, and select DNS Settings .
    • If you use GoDaddy hosting, go to your product page, click Manage next to your hosting account, and then click Server . [8]
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Using Ping on Android

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    Install the Ping app on your Android phone or tablet. This free app, simply called Ping, is an incredibly quick way to find the IP address of any website. You can download it from the Play Store at no cost.
    • To download the app, open the Play Store and search for ping . Select the app developed by "Hamed.Ninja" and tap Install .
  2. Tap OPEN in the Google Play Store, or tap the Ping app icon in your app list. The app will open to the Ping tab.
  3. For example, to look up wikiHow's IP address, type www.wikihow.com into the field.
  4. After a second or so, you'll begin to see ping results on the screen.
  5. The IP address you see next to "64 bytes from" on each line is the IP address of the website address you searched for.
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Using iNetTools on iPhone & iPad

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  1. This simple free app makes it easy to find a website's IP address with the ping command, just like on a computer. You can download iNetTools from its page on the App Store or follow these steps:
    • Open the App Store App Store .
    • Tap Search at the bottom-right corner.
    • Type in inettools into the search bar and tap search .
    • Tap Search
    • Tap GET next to "iNetTools" and confirm the installation.
  2. Tap OPEN when it appears in the App Store, or tap the iNetTools app icon on your Home screen
  3. It's the first option at the top of the screen.
  4. For example, to look up wikiHow's IP address, type www.wikihow.com into the field.
  5. It's in the top-right corner of the screen.
  6. You'll see it at the top-right corner of the screen. Now you'll see the IP address next to "64 bytes from," as well as above the ping statistics at the bottom of the page.
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Using a Browser Extension on Desktop

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  1. There are a few extensions that do this, but IP Address and Domain Information is available for both Chromium-based browsers (i.e. Chrome, Edge, Opera) and Firefox . The steps in this section will specifically be for this extension, but others should be similar.
    • To download an extension, simply visit their page in the Chrome or Firefox extension store and click the Add button.
  2. On Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, this looks like a puzzle piece to the right of the address bar. On Chrome, this button has an icon of a cube, and it is also to the right of the address bar.
  3. Click the pushpin icon next to IP Address and Domain Information in your extensions menu. This will make the extension easier to access, as it's now pinned next to your address bar.
  4. For IP Address and Domain Information, this button has an icon of a magnifying glass with the words "IP" in the middle.
  5. IPv4 is the most common IP address type and has the formatting that you might expect of an IP address (four groups of numbers separated by dots, i.e., 10.0.0.1).
    • IPv6 is another type of IP. Most notably, it is longer and has letters and numbers, not just numbers, and it was created as a successor to IPv4. You likely won't need to worry about the IPv6 unless someone specifically asks you for it.
    • If you want to learn more about the differences, jump to our section on IPv4 vs. IPv6 below.
    • You can also view your own IP by clicking the MY IP tab.
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IPv4 vs. IPv6

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  1. When looking for an IP address, you may come across both IPv4 and IPv6. What's the difference, and why do we have both?
    • The first big difference between IPv4 and IPv6 is how they look. IPv4 only uses numbers, while IPv6 uses both numbers and letters.
      • IPv4 is a 32-bit address, which means there were approximately 4.3 billion unique IPv4 addresses. These addresses ran out in 2011, but experts started anticipating this issue back in the 1980s.
      • In contrast, IPv6 is a 128-bit address, and it's estimated to have so many addresses available that the number is too large to write normally. It's referred to in scientific notation—3.4 x 1032, to be exact.
        • To put this in more illustrative terms, there will be enough IPv6 addresses available that every single atom on the planet could be assigned one, and there will still be enough left over to repeat this over 100 times. [9]
      • Functionally, IPv6 also has some improvements over IPv4. It allows for better performance and security when browsing online. However, you're not likely to see much of a difference in using IPv6 vs. IPv4 at the moment.
    • You still have an IPv4 address since multiple devices can share a public IPv4 address. This is because a number of internet infrastructures still depend on IPv4, and rolling out IPv6 is a gradual process that takes quite a long time.
    • It's not 100% certain when we will fully transition to IPv6, but some experts estimate it will be in the year 2030 or even later. [10] However, IPv6 has been rolling out since 1998!

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    Can you just look up the location of someone's IP address?
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    Luigi Oppido is the Owner and Operator of Pleasure Point Computers in Santa Cruz, California. Luigi has over 25 years of experience in general computer repair, data recovery, virus removal, and upgrades. He is also the host of the Computer Man Show! broadcasted on KSQD covering central California for over two years.
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    No, not accurately anyway. There may be ways to get an approximation, but it won't be 100% accurate. The reasoning here is that the IP address bounces off of a server. So for example, I'm in Santa Cruz, but the closest servers to me are all in San Jose. So if you pulled my IP using canyouseeme or one of those other tools, it will say San Jose, not Santa Cruz.
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    How do I know by looking at the IP address where it is located?
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    There's no way to tell an IP address's location just by looking at it, but you can try searching for the IP in a web-based IP address locator. Just search for "IP geolocator" in Google.
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    Use Google's Dig tool, which we cover in this article. It's incredibly easy to use and you can access it in any web browser, including on your Chromebook!
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      2. ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/terminal/open-or-quit-terminal-apd5265185d-f365-44cb-8b09-71a064a42125/mac
      3. ↑ https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/command-line-for-beginners#3-opening-a-terminal
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      7. ↑ https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/360053970033-Where-can-I-view-the-IP-address-usage
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      9. ↑ https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/IPv6-addresses-how-many-is-that-in-numbers
      1. ↑ https://www.networkworld.com/article/965192/what-is-ipv6-and-why-aren-t-we-there-yet.html

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      2. Double-click Network Utility .
      3. Click Traceroute .
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