Icanhazip
IP Address API
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Yes
- Category
- Development
- Data source
- public-apis
- Documentation / URL
- https://major.io/icanhazip-com-faq/
Overview
icanhazip.com returns your public IP address as plain text — the classic minimal IP lookup. Keyless and dead simple (verified live).
Quick Start
Your IP (verified live):
curl "https://icanhazip.com"210.61.187.110With a User-Agent (to distinguish from the browser):
curl -A "curl/8.0" "https://icanhazip.com"Authentication
None — keyless.
Rate Limits & Notes
- Free; be polite — no hard published limit.
- Returns plain text (IPv4 by default; IPv6 when the connection is IPv6).
- There’s no JSON — just the IP and a newline.
FAQ
Is icanhazip free? Yes — free and keyless (verified).
Does it return JSON? No — plain text IP only.
Can I get IPv6? Yes — connect over IPv6 and it returns your IPv6 address.
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