Network Tool

IP Lookup Canada

Check an IPv4, IPv6 address, or domain for approximate geolocation, ASN, reverse DNS, RDAP registration data, and other public network signals.

Detected visitor IP: 216.73.217.12

Lookup result

18.97.9.169

Success 18.97.0.0/18

IPv4 · Public Internet

Important context

IP geolocation is approximate. VPNs, proxies, mobile networks, ISP routing, and data-centre addressing can change what an IP appears to represent. Reverse DNS describes reverse delegation, not normal forward-domain DNS.

Geolocation

Approximate IP Location

± 20 km

Country

United States (US)

City

Ashburn, VA

Coordinates

39.0469, -77.4903

Timezone

America/New_York

Local Time: Wed, Sep 23, 2026 4:44 AM EDT
Continent: North America
Postal Code: 20149
GMT Offset: -4 hours
Accuracy Radius: 20 km
GeoName ID: 4744870
EU Member: No
Registered Country: United States (US)

Reverse DNS Infrastructure

PTR Hostname: 18-97-9-169.crawl.commoncrawl.org
Full Reverse Lookup Name: 169.9.97.18.in-addr.arpa
Delegated Reverse Zone: 9.97.18.in-addr.arpa
Delegated Nameservers: ns2-24-us-east-1.ec2-rdns.amazonaws.com, ns1-24-us-east-1.ec2-rdns.amazonaws.com, ns4-24-us-east-1.ec2-rdns.amazonaws.com, ns3-24-us-east-1.ec2-rdns.amazonaws.com
SOA Primary Server: ns-1511.awsdns-60.org
SOA Contact: awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com
SOA Serial: 1
SOA Refresh: 2h
SOA Retry: 15m
SOA Expire: 14d
SOA Minimum TTL: 1d

ASN Information

Number: AS14618
Organization: Amazon.com, Inc.
ASN Name: Amazon.com, Inc.
CIDR / Prefix: 18.97.0.0/18

Technical Signals

Bogon / Reserved: No
Reverse DNS Present: Yes
Geo Location Available: Yes
ASN Available: Yes
Map Coordinates Available: Yes
RDAP Available: Yes

No bogon or reserved-address flag was returned for this lookup.

Raw Output (JSON)

{
    "success": true,
    "ipAddress": "18.97.9.169",
    "ipVersion": 4,
    "networkScope": "Public Internet",
    "geo": {
        "continentCode": "NA",
        "continentName": "North America",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "countryName": "United States",
        "registeredCountryCode": "US",
        "registeredCountryName": "United States",
        "isEuMember": false,
        "stateProvCode": "VA",
        "stateProv": "Virginia",
        "city": "Ashburn",
        "geonameId": 4744870,
        "zipCode": "20149",
        "latitude": 39.0469,
        "longitude": -77.4903,
        "accuracyRadiusKm": 20,
        "timeZone": "America/New_York",
        "gmtOffset": -4
    },
    "network": {
        "asn": 14618,
        "asName": "Amazon.com, Inc.",
        "network": "18.97.0.0/18",
        "organization": "Amazon.com, Inc.",
        "isp": null,
        "domain": null,
        "connectionType": null
    },
    "dns": {
        "reverseDns": "18-97-9-169.crawl.commoncrawl.org"
    },
    "rdap": {
        "networkName": "AT-88-Z",
        "handle": "NET-18-32-0-0-1",
        "type": "DIRECT ALLOCATION",
        "cidr": "18.32.0.0/11",
        "parentHandle": "NET-18-0-0-0-0",
        "startAddress": "18.32.0.0",
        "endAddress": "18.255.255.255",
        "status": "active",
        "registrantOrganization": "Amazon Technologies Inc.",
        "abuseContactEmail": "trustandsafety@support.aws.com",
        "registrationDate": "2019-10-07T13:34:55-04:00",
        "lastChanged": "2021-02-10T09:46:08-05:00",
        "source": "rdap.org"
    },
    "reverseDnsInfrastructure": {
        "ptrHostname": "18-97-9-169.crawl.commoncrawl.org",
        "fullReverseLookupName": "169.9.97.18.in-addr.arpa",
        "delegatedReverseZone": "9.97.18.in-addr.arpa",
        "delegatedNameservers": [
            "ns2-24-us-east-1.ec2-rdns.amazonaws.com",
            "ns1-24-us-east-1.ec2-rdns.amazonaws.com",
            "ns4-24-us-east-1.ec2-rdns.amazonaws.com",
            "ns3-24-us-east-1.ec2-rdns.amazonaws.com"
        ],
        "soaPrimaryServer": "ns-1511.awsdns-60.org",
        "soaContact": "awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com",
        "soaSerial": 1,
        "soaRefresh": "2h",
        "soaRetry": "15m",
        "soaExpire": "14d",
        "soaMinimumTtl": "1d"
    },
    "browser": {
        "browserName": "Unknown",
        "operatingSystem": "Unknown",
        "deviceType": "Bot",
        "botLikely": "Yes",
        "userAgent": "Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)",
        "acceptLanguage": null,
        "referer": null,
        "method": "GET",
        "scheme": "https",
        "host": "hostfinder.ca"
    },
    "privacy": {
        "checked": false,
        "isProxy": null,
        "isVpn": null,
        "isTorExitNode": null,
        "isHostingProvider": null
    },
    "technical": {
        "bogonReserved": "No",
        "reverseDnsPresent": "Yes",
        "geoLocationAvailable": "Yes",
        "asnAvailable": "Yes",
        "mapCoordinatesAvailable": "Yes",
        "rdapAvailable": "Yes"
    },
    "sources": {
        "location": "GeoLite2-City",
        "asn": "GeoLite2-ASN",
        "rdap": "RDAP public registry lookup",
        "reverseDnsInfrastructure": "DNS reverse-zone lookup",
        "browser": "Laravel request headers",
        "privacy": null
    },
    "notes": [
        "IP location is approximate and may point to an ISP, VPN, proxy, mobile carrier, office network, hosting provider, or data centre.",
        "Proxy, VPN, Tor, and hosting-provider checks are not enabled unless you add a privacy dataset."
    ]
}

Registry & RDAP

Network Name: AT-88-Z
RDAP Handle: NET-18-32-0-0-1
Allocation Type: DIRECT ALLOCATION
CIDR / Prefix: 18.32.0.0/11
Parent Handle: NET-18-0-0-0-0
Start Address: 18.32.0.0
End Address: 18.255.255.255
Status: active
Registrant: Amazon Technologies Inc.
Abuse Contact: trustandsafety@support.aws.com
Registration Date: 2019-10-07T13:34:55-04:00
Last Changed: 2021-02-10T09:46:08-05:00
RDAP Source: rdap.org

Privacy & Proxy Signals

Proxy Dataset Checked: No
Proxy: Unknown
VPN: Unknown
Tor Exit Node: Unknown
Hosting Provider: Unknown

Request Headers

Browser: Unknown
Operating System: Unknown
Device Type: Bot
Bot Likely: Yes
Host: hostfinder.ca
Scheme: https
Method: GET

User Agent

Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)

Data Sources

Location Source: GeoLite2-City
ASN Source: GeoLite2-ASN
RDAP Source: RDAP public registry lookup
Reverse DNS Source: DNS reverse-zone lookup
Browser Source: Laravel request headers
Privacy Source: Not checked

How to Read the Result

What an IP Lookup Can Tell You

Public IP data is useful for network research, but it describes infrastructure, not the identity or exact physical address of an individual.

Approximate location

GeoIP databases estimate country, region, city, timezone, and coordinates. City and coordinate data can point to an ISP or data-centre hub rather than the actual equipment location.

Network and allocation

ASN and RDAP records help identify the network announcing the address and the organization associated with the IP allocation.

DNS and infrastructure

PTR, SOA, delegated reverse DNS, and domain registration data can reveal operational clues, but they do not prove server ownership or data residency by themselves.

Important limitation

A CDN, reverse proxy, VPN, carrier network, or cloud platform can make a public IP appear somewhere other than the underlying origin or user. Treat the result as a research signal and confirm important hosting or data-location requirements with the provider.

Canadian Privacy Context

Public IP Data Still Has Privacy Context

RDAP and reverse-DNS lookups expose public network and registration data. That does not mean every use of an IP address is outside privacy law. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada lists IP addresses as personal information in appropriate contexts.

If a business stores visitor IP addresses, combines them with account or analytics data, or uses them for profiling or security decisions, the purpose, retention period, safeguards, and applicable privacy rules still matter.

Office of the Privacy Commissioner guidance ↗

Common Questions

IP Lookup FAQ

Accuracy, privacy, ASN ownership, VPNs and public registration data.

Network tool4 focused questions

01 How accurate is IP geolocation?

IP geolocation is approximate. Country-level results are usually more reliable than city-level results, but accuracy varies by ISP, hosting provider, VPN, proxy, mobile network, and database freshness. Coordinates should never be treated as a street address.

02 Can an IP lookup identify the person using an address?

No. Public IP data can identify a network, allocation, ASN, and approximate geography, but it does not reveal the identity of an individual subscriber. Subscriber information is held by the relevant provider and is not part of public RDAP or GeoIP data.

03 What is the difference between an ASN and an IP owner?

An ASN identifies the network that announces routes on the internet. RDAP identifies registration information for the IP allocation. Those records can point to the same organization, but transit, reassignment, cloud, and hosting relationships can make the operational picture more complicated.

04 Can this tool detect every VPN or proxy?

No. VPN and proxy detection depends on specialized datasets and can never be complete. This tool shows the signals returned by the configured privacy dataset and public network information, but a negative result is not proof that an address is not using a VPN or proxy.