How to check my IP through a proxy
Confirm a proxy or VPN is routing your traffic by checking the exit IP. Step-by-step with a free What’s-my-IP tool.
The quickest way to confirm a proxy or VPN is actually working is to check what IP the world sees when you route through it — it should be the proxy’s exit IP, not your own.
Before and after
First check your real public IP with no proxy. Then send the request through the proxy and check again: if the tool now shows the proxy’s exit IP (ideally in the expected country), the proxy is routing your traffic. If it still shows your real IP, the proxy is not being used or is transparent and leaking.
Watch for leaks
Even with a proxy set, DNS or WebRTC can leak your real IP in a browser. Checking the exit IP confirms HTTP traffic is proxied; for full anonymity also verify the anonymity level with a proxy checker.
Step by step
Open What’s-my-IP with no proxy and note your real public IP.
Configure your client or browser to use the proxy.
Reload the tool through the proxy — the IP should change to the exit node.
If it still shows your real IP, the proxy is not applied or is transparent; check it with the proxy checker.
Try it now — free, no signup
Use the What's-my-IP in your browser. Then, when you need it at scale with an API key and higher limits, grab the full Eveses API.