About ScanMyIPAddress
A free, no-signup tool that shows you what your IP address reveals — and helps you understand what to do about it.
What we do
ScanMyIPAddress.com is a free tool that instantly shows you your public IP address along with the information your connection is broadcasting to every website you visit — your location, internet service provider, browser, operating system, and more.
We built it because we think people deserve to know what's being shared about them online. Most internet users have no idea that visiting a website reveals their approximate location, their ISP, and a fingerprint of their device. We don't think that should be a secret.
What makes us different
We don't log your IP address
This is rare. Most "what is my IP" sites quietly log every visitor's IP address, then sell that data to advertisers, threat-intelligence companies, or marketing analytics firms. We don't.
The IP detection happens entirely on Cloudflare's edge servers using a header that's already part of your request. Your IP is sent back to your browser for display, then forgotten. We don't have a database of visitor IPs because we don't keep one.
No signup, no paywall, no nonsense
You shouldn't have to register an account to find out your own IP address. We don't gate any of our tools behind a signup form, and we don't ask for an email to "send your results." Everything is free to use, no strings attached.
We explain things in plain English
Our articles are written for real humans — not search engines, not crawlers, and not other engineers showing off. If you're a beginner trying to understand your home network, we explain it like you're talking to a friend. If you're a senior engineer who needs the technical details, we have those too.
How we make money
We believe in being upfront about this. Free websites don't exist without a way to pay for the servers, the domain, and the time it takes to maintain them. We monetize in three ways:
- Display advertising. We may display ads on our pages from networks like Google AdSense. We never let advertisers track you beyond their standard practices, and we don't sell your data to them.
- Affiliate partnerships. When we recommend VPN services or other privacy tools, we may earn a commission if you sign up through our links. We only recommend products we'd use ourselves, and we always disclose when a link is an affiliate link.
- Sponsored content. Occasionally, brands pay us to write or feature their products. When this happens, the content will be clearly marked as sponsored.
What we will never do: sell your data, log your IP address, plant tracking pixels we didn't disclose, or recommend products we don't actually believe in.
Who we are
ScanMyIPAddress is operated by Black Bean Media, a small independent publisher that builds tools and websites focused on internet literacy and privacy. We're not a venture-backed startup, and we're not a megacorp's side project. Just a small team that thinks the internet should be more transparent about itself.
If you want to get in touch, the contact page is the fastest way to reach us. We read every message.
Our principles
- Privacy by default. Don't log what doesn't need to be logged. Don't collect what isn't needed. Don't share what isn't necessary.
- Free where possible. Tools that help people understand the internet shouldn't be paywalled.
- Honesty about monetization. Ads and affiliate links are clearly disclosed. Sponsored content is labeled.
- Accuracy over hype. No fear-mongering, no "hackers can do anything with your IP" nonsense, no exaggerated VPN claims. Just the facts.