How to Find Your IP Address on iPhone

Find your public IP address

Your public IP is the address websites see when you connect — assigned by your ISP or cellular carrier. It's what you usually want when someone asks "what's your IP."

The fastest way:

1. Open Safari on your iPhone.
2. Go to scanmyipaddress.com.
3. Your public IP appears immediately in the large display at the top of the page, along with your location, ISP, and connection details.

This works for both Wi-Fi and cellular connections. If you're on cellular, your public IP will be your carrier's (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, etc.), and it usually changes more often than your home Wi-Fi IP.

Find your private IP address (on Wi-Fi)

Your private IP is the address your home router assigns to your iPhone. It only matters inside your local network — for things like connecting to a printer, smart home device, or media server.

1. Open the Settings app (the gray gear icon).
2. Tap Wi-Fi near the top of the settings list.
3. Tap the blue (i) info icon on the right side of the row showing your connected network's name.
4. Scroll down to "IPV4 ADDRESS" — your private IP is listed next to "IP Address." It will look something like 192.168.1.42.

On the same screen, you'll also see:

• Subnet Mask: usually 255.255.255.0 for home networks
• Router: your router's private IP, often 192.168.1.1
• DNS: the DNS servers your iPhone is using

Useful tip: The "Router" address shown is your home router's admin page. Type it into Safari (e.g. http://192.168.1.1) to access your router's settings — useful for password changes, parental controls, or seeing what devices are connected.

Find your IP address on cellular data

Cellular data is different. There's no equivalent "i" button to tap because iOS doesn't expose your cellular IP through the standard interface. To find it:

1. Turn off Wi-Fi (Settings → Wi-Fi → toggle off, or just disconnect from any networks).
2. Open Safari and visit scanmyipaddress.com.
3. The IP shown is your cellular IP, assigned by your mobile carrier.

Cellular IPs are typically shared between many users (a technique called CGNAT) and change frequently — sometimes every few minutes as you move between cell towers.

Find your IPv6 address

If your iPhone is connected to an IPv6-enabled network (most US cellular networks and many home ISPs now support it), you'll have both an IPv4 and IPv6 address.

To see your IPv6 address:

1. Settings → Wi-Fi → tap the (i) next to your network.
2. Scroll down to "IPV6 ADDRESS" (it appears below the IPV4 section).
3. You may see multiple IPv6 addresses listed — this is normal. iOS uses temporary "privacy extension" IPv6 addresses (RFC 4941) that rotate over time.

For your public IPv6 address (what websites actually see), visit scanmyipaddress.com. If your connection supports IPv6, the "IPv6 address" card on our tool will display it.

Troubleshooting

I don't see the (i) icon next to my Wi-Fi network

You may be looking at the list of available networks instead of the connected one. The (i) icon only appears next to networks you're currently connected to or have connected to before. Make sure you're connected to Wi-Fi first.

My IP shows as 0.0.0.0 or appears empty

Your iPhone hasn't successfully connected to the network. Try:

• Toggle Wi-Fi off and back on
• Forget the network and reconnect (Settings → Wi-Fi → tap (i) → Forget This Network)
• Restart your iPhone
• Restart your router

The IP keeps changing

For your private IP: routers assign IPs via DHCP, and they can change after disconnect/reconnect cycles. To pin a specific IP to your iPhone, configure DHCP reservation in your router's admin page.

For your public IP: changes are normal, especially on cellular. Most home ISPs change your public IP every few days to weeks.

I'm using a VPN — which IP do I see?

If you have a VPN active, our IP detection tool will show the VPN's IP, not your real one. To verify your VPN is working, turn it off briefly and check — the IP should change. Your iOS Settings > Wi-Fi > (i) screen will still show your real private IP, since VPNs don't affect that.