# ipify API

Retrieve the public IP address seen by a small JSON endpoint.

- Canonical guide: https://findpublicapis.com/apis/ipify/
- Category: Utilities
- Authentication: No key
- Access: Free access
- Documentation reviewed: 2026-09-16 (not live uptime testing)
- Official documentation: https://www.ipify.org/

## What you could build
Build a network diagnostics page that shows the connection’s public address.

## Usage conditions
This endpoint reports the requester’s public IPv4 address, not their location. Server-side calls return the server’s address; IPv6 and dual-stack endpoints are documented separately.

## Example endpoint
https://api.ipify.org?format=json

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