Free My IP Address API - Get Your Public IP

Parameters

This endpoint doesn't take any parameters.

Request

Send your key in the X-API-Key header. More languages and patterns live on the code examples page.

curl -s "https://apixies.io/api/v1/my-ip" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://apixies.io/api/v1/my-ip", {
  headers: { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

$ch = curl_init("https://apixies.io/api/v1/my-ip");
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ["X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"],
]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
curl_close($ch);

print_r($data);

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://apixies.io/api/v1/my-ip",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
print(res.json())

Response

The result sits under data in the standard envelope. See the response format guide for errors and status codes.

returns

data.ip: Your public IP address as the API sees it.
data.version: IPv4 or IPv6.
data.is_private: True for private or reserved ranges.

example response 200

{
    "status": "success",
    "http_code": 200,
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "message": "IP address retrieved",
    "data": {
        "ip": "203.0.113.42",
        "version": "IPv4",
        "is_private": false,
        "checked_at": "2026-09-18T12:00:00+00:00"
    }
}

Authentication and limits

This endpoint needs an API key. Use the sandbox ("try it" above) to test it without registering. See the authentication guide for details.

Standard rate limits apply to this endpoint.

Common use cases

Network diagnostics

Quickly determine your public IP address for firewall configuration, VPN verification, or troubleshooting network connectivity issues.

Dynamic DNS updates

Build a dynamic DNS client that detects IP changes and updates DNS records automatically. Combine with DNS Lookup to verify updates.

IP-based access logging

Log the IP address of API consumers for security auditing, rate limiting, or geographic access control.

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