How to Find a Website's IP Address
A practical guide to finding a website's IP address, understanding what the result may actually represent, and why CDN or reverse-proxy layers often complicate the answer.
Finding a website’s IP address sounds simple.
Sometimes it is.
Sometimes the result is only the visible edge, not the backend you thought you were looking for.
The simple version
To find a website’s IP address, start with the hostname and inspect the A and AAAA records.
That is the normal public-DNS path.
The practical workflow
Use Domain Lookup and check:
ArecordsAAAArecords- nameservers
- hosting and CDN clues
That last part matters more than people think.
Why the visible IP may not be the real backend
If a site sits behind a CDN or reverse proxy, the IP you see may belong to the edge network, not the application origin.
That does not make the result useless. It just means you should describe it honestly.
Useful follow-ups:
- How to Check A and AAAA Records for a Domain
- Why Domain Lookup Shows CDN IPs Instead of the Origin
- How to Find Which Hosting Provider a Website Uses
The short version
You can usually find the public IP a website resolves to.
Just do not assume that the visible IP is automatically the full hosting story.
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