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IP Reputation & Proxy Check

Is an IP a residential, mobile, datacenter, VPN, proxy or Tor address? You will see the verdict for your own connection below, and you can check any other IP with the lookup. Everything runs against a local database, so the addresses you check are never sent to a third party.

YOUR IPv4 ADDRESS
216.73.217.140

Datacenter / hosting

Medium risk

40/100

Cleanliness

This belongs to a datacenter or hosting provider on Amazon.com, Inc., so it is a server rather than a home connection.

Datacenter / hosting network

network name contains "amazon"

Detected
VPN provider
Clear
Public / residential proxy
Clear
Tor exit node
Clear
Mobile / cellular carrier
Clear
Network (ASN)
AS Number
AS16509
Organization
Amazon.com, Inc.
Network
216.73.216.0/22
Location
Continent
North America
Continent Code
NA
Country
Flag US United States
Country ISO
US
Region
Ohio
Region ISO
OH
City
Columbus
Postal Code
43215
Timezone
America/New_York
Coordinates
39.9587, -82.9987
Accuracy Radius (km)
20
Blacklist reputation
Cloudflare edge
  • Served by edgeCMH
  • Edge countryUS

Reported by the Cloudflare proxy in front of this site. It shows the edge datacenter that served your request, not your own location.

Reputation runs locally. We never log or store the IPs you check.

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First-party data

Connection types across the last 61 visits to this page:

  • Residential ISP 14.8%
  • Datacenter / hosting 85.2%

Anonymous aggregate tallies only. No IP addresses are stored.

What the Score Means

The cleanliness score estimates how much an IP looks like an ordinary home user. A residential or mobile address scores high; a datacenter, VPN, proxy or Tor address scores lower because that traffic is more often automated or anonymised. It is a likelihood, not a judgement: plenty of legitimate people use a VPN.

  • Residential / mobile: a real ISP or carrier line, the kind a normal user has.
  • Datacenter / hosting: a server range such as AWS, Hetzner or OVH, not a home connection.
  • VPN / proxy / Tor: the real user is hidden behind an anonymising network.

Read the full comparison: VPN vs proxy vs Tor →

How the Detection Works

Every public IP belongs to an autonomous system, a network run by an operator with its own ASN. We read that operator from a local MaxMind database and match its name against lists of known hosting, VPN, proxy and Tor networks, then add the address’s email blocklist reputation. Because the method is just name matching against a local database, we can show you which signal fired, and nothing you check is ever sent anywhere.

It has honest limits, too: a very new VPN range, or a residential proxy hiding inside a home ISP, can slip through. For a fuller picture, pair it with the WebRTC leak test and the GPS versus IP location check.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an IP reputation check?
It looks at the network an IP address belongs to and works out what kind of connection it is: a normal home line, a mobile carrier, or an anonymising network such as a datacenter, VPN, public proxy or Tor exit. Anti-fraud systems, streaming services and login pages all weigh these signals, so the check tells you how your address tends to be seen.
How do you detect a VPN, proxy or Tor connection?
Every public IP belongs to an autonomous system, meaning a network operator with an ASN. We match that operator’s name against lists of known hosting, VPN, proxy and Tor networks, and we check whether the address sits on any email blocklists. It all runs against a local database, so nothing you look up ever leaves the server, and we show you which signal caused the result.
What is the difference between a residential and a datacenter IP?
A residential IP is handed out by a consumer ISP to a home connection, so it looks like a real person. A datacenter IP belongs to a hosting or cloud provider (AWS, Hetzner, OVH and so on) and usually means a server, VPN or automated traffic. Most VPNs and proxies exit from datacenter ranges, which is why they are treated with more suspicion.
Is my IP bad if it shows up as a VPN or datacenter?
Not necessarily. Plenty of people use a VPN or a hosted connection for good reasons. It just tends to carry less trust by default, so you might run into more captchas or an extra verification step. The score is a probability, not a judgement about you. If you want to look like a normal home user, connect without a VPN or from a home line.
How accurate is this check?
The connection type comes from the network operator’s name, so it is dependable for the big, well known hosting, VPN and Tor networks but can miss a small or very new one. A residential proxy that hides inside a home ISP is built to be invisible from the outside. Treat the result as a strong hint rather than proof.
Do you store the IP addresses I check?
No. The check runs against a local database, and the address you look up is never logged or stored. We keep only an anonymous daily count of connection types, for example how many were residential, with no IP attached. That is what powers the statistic on this page.

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