What is my private IP address?
Learn what your private (local) IP address is and how it differs from your public IP. Clear explainer, no data leaves your browser.
Your private IP address is the local address your router assigns to this device inside your own network. It usually looks like 192.168.1.x, 10.0.0.x or 172.16.x.x, ranges reserved specifically for private networks that never route across the public internet.
Modern browsers deliberately hide the private IP from web pages. It used to leak through a WebRTC quirk, which trackers abused, so browsers now mask it behind a randomised placeholder. That is a privacy win, and it is why a browser page (including this one) usually cannot show your true private IP.
To find your real private IP, check your device directly: on Windows run ipconfig, on macOS or Linux run ifconfig or ip addr, or look at the connection details in your system settings. Your router's admin page also lists every device and its private IP.
What you should know
Why sites collect it
Legitimately, your private IP is used only inside your network so devices can find each other and your router can direct traffic. Web pages have no good reason to need it, which is why browsers stopped exposing it.
Privacy implications
When it leaked, the private IP helped trackers tell devices apart even behind the same public IP, and could reveal your internal network layout. Browsers masking it is a clear privacy improvement, so if a site claims to show it, be sceptical.
How to change or hide it
You do not need to hide your private IP from the internet because it does not travel there. Keeping WebRTC IP handling set to its default (masked) prevents the old leak. You can change your private IP in your router's DHCP settings if you ever need to.
Frequently asked questions
Why can this page not show my private IP?
Browsers now mask the private IP that once leaked through WebRTC, to stop tracking. To see it, use your operating system's network tools instead.
Is my private IP a security risk?
By itself, no. It only works inside your network. Exposing it was mainly a tracking concern, which browsers have largely closed.