IP Address Lookup

Geolocate and analyze any IPv4 or IPv6 address. Retrieve ISP, country, region, coordinates, and threat intelligence metrics.

How It Works

1. Input a target IPv4 or IPv6 address (or leave blank to analyze your current connection).
2. The tool queries secure geo-resolver API nodes client-side to fetch geolocation metrics.
3. Details including country, region, city, ISP organization, latitude/longitude, and ASN registries are parsed and displayed.

Primary Use Cases

• Identifying the geographical location of suspicious network activity.
• Validating CDN routing and regional traffic behavior.
• Security diagnostics for incident response and threat actor mapping.

Common Security Pitfalls

• Relying solely on IP geolocation to identify attackers (IPs can be spoofed or routes altered via VPNs).
• Using public IP lookup APIs with unencrypted HTTP endpoints, exposing target lookups.

Frequently Asked Questions

How accurate is IP geolocation lookup?

IP lookup is generally 99% accurate at the country level, but city accuracy varies between 50-80% depending on the ISP routing changes.

Does lookup reveal a person's exact physical home address?

No, IP lookup queries map to ISP routing hubs and local network exchanges, not to specific street addresses or private properties.

References & Standards

• NIST SP 800-86: Guide to Integrating Forensic Techniques
• RFC 791: Internet Protocol Specification