Getting an IP address without a server side language

Question

I am trying to make a simple website with only HTML & JavaScript. I want to display the visitors IP address on the screen. I tried to search a lot and came to a conclusion that that is not possible through JavaScript and I would have to use some server side scripting language like PHP. However, I don't want to increase the overheads, how can I achieve this without server side programming?

Answer 1

It's easy, just find a service that will return the IP to you via JSONP:

How to get client IP address using jQuery

Other resources:

Can I perform a DNS lookup (hostname to IP address) using client-side Javascript?

How to get client's IP address using javascript only?

Answer 2

You can't. JavaScript has no access to any API that will give that information other than via an HTTP request.

Answer 3

NO. Javascript, can't access IP Address. You need an API or a PHP/ASP/JSON File on your web Server. Try this service

<script src="http://www.codehelper.io/api/ips/?js"></script>
<script>
alert(codehelper_ip.IP);
</script>