What Is an IP Lookup Tool?

This tool queries geolocation and network databases to return information about any IP address — including your own. It works by cross-referencing the IP against databases maintained by companies like MaxMind, ipinfo.io, and ip-api, which map IP ranges to geographic and network data.

Every device on the internet has an IP address — and that address reveals more than most people realise. An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique numerical label assigned to every device connected to a network. There are two versions in use today: IPv4 (e.g. 203.128.97.42) and IPv6 (e.g. 2001:db8::8a2e:370:7334).

What Does an IP Lookup Tool Actually Show?

Here is every field it can return — and how accurate each one really is:

How Accurate Is an IP Lookup Tool?

It is highly accurate at the country level because IP ranges are registered with regional internet registries (ARIN, RIPE, APNIC, LACNIC, AFRINIC) per country. City-level accuracy is more limited — the tool maps an IP to the location of the ISP’s exchange point or data center, not the physical location of the subscriber’s router.

What It Cannot Reveal

• Your name, home address, or identity
• Your browsing history or activity
• Other devices on your network
• What websites you’ve visited
• Any data you’ve sent or received
• Your GPS location (that requires device permission)
• Which user behind a shared IP made a request

Common Uses of IP Geolocation

Use the IP Lookup API in Code

    
JavaScript — Fetch IP DataCopy
    // Get your own IP info
const res = await fetch('https://ipapi.co/json/');
const data = await res.json();

console.log(data.ip);           // "203.128.97.42"
console.log(data.country_name); // "Pakistan"
console.log(data.city);          // "Karachi"
console.log(data.org);           // "AS17557 PTCL"
console.log(data.timezone);      // "Asia/Karachi"

// Look up a specific IP
const ip = '8.8.8.8';
const r2 = await fetch(`https://ipapi.co/${ip}/json/`);
const d2 = await r2.json();
console.log(d2.org); // "AS15169 Google LLC"
  

    
Python — IP Lookup APICopy
    import requests

# Query the IP lookup API
ip = "8.8.8.8"
response = requests.get(f"https://ipapi.co/{ip}/json/")
data = response.json()

print(data["country_name"])  # United States
print(data["city"])          # Mountain View
print(data["org"])           # AS15169 Google LLC
print(data["timezone"])      # America/Los_Angeles
print(data["latitude"])      # 37.386
print(data["longitude"])     # -122.0838
  

How to Protect Your IP Privacy

Frequently Asked Questions