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VPN Detection Test

Check to see if your IP Address is a VPN

How To Check VPN Connection Status

Whether your are a network analyst or a VPN user, this VPN checker tool can help you verify if your IP address is a VPN IP Address. As a VPN user, this is a great tool to check if your VPN connection is valid and working. Our VPN detection tool checks your current IP address and sees if it belongs to a VPN provider or a server that hosts a VPN service. Taking a look at your current IP address is a quick and simple way to check your VPN connection status. Our VPN checker analyzes your current IP address and runs multiple checks in order to determine if your IP address is a VPN.

Steps To Check Your VPN Connection Status

  1. Scroll to the top of our VPN Detection Tool page (the current page that you are in).
  2. Enter in an IP address in the search bar. Your current IP address is automatically populated in the search bar.
  3. Press Enter or the search button.
  4. The VPN status of that IP address is displayed below the search bar.

Check to see if an IP address is a VPN

Feel free to use our VPN detection software to check and see if an IP address is a VPN. Check to find out if an address can get around location-based restrictions or blacklisted on a website or service. Also, our VPN detection is a great tool to test and see if a VPN is 100% working and if there is a leak in a VPN. Follow the instructions above to test an IP address with our VPN checker.

Our VPN Detection API

Our VPN detection API is a reliable solution for identifying users connecting to your website or service through a VPN. Since 2017, it has processed billions of API requests and continuously collected VPN IP address data. Backed by ever-evolving detection algorithms and methods, we deliver the most accurate and up-to-date results available.

The VPN API outputs its data in a JSON format, which can be read in many modern programming languages, such as PHP, JavaScript, C++, and Python.

Why Use A VPN Detection Tool

Looking at just an IP address and classifying if an IP address belongs to a VPN server is pretty difficult with little to no data at all. Using a VPN detection tool along side with its extensive collect of network datasets allows the detection software to quickly classify the IP address within a matter of milliseconds. This can allow you to quickly lookup VPN servers based on their IP address.

Using a VPN detection tool can help combat spam, prevent fraud, enforce geo-blocking, and strengthen your KYC (know your customer) process. Having such a safeguard in place can help deter adversaries from causing trouble within your services or applications.

Try Our VPN Detection Service For Free

You can try out our VPN detection service for free! Simply just enter an IP address in the search bar above and click on the search button. From there, our service will lookup dozens of VPN datasets and determine if the IP could potentially be a VPN.

Although you can freely do VPN checks above, please bear in mind that you are limited to 1000 VPN checks before a paid VPN API plan is required. We offer a limited amount of VPN checks in order to allow developers or potential clients a chance to try out our services. We also want to make our tool available to small businesses or web admins who only need to make a few requests per a day. Allowing our API to help prevent tons of fraud online by quickly telling them if an IP is a VPN. So, go ahead and test out our VPN checking service above.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Enter any IP address into the search field and click the search button. Our system will instantly analyze the IP and tell you if it’s associated with a VPN.
Yes, you can use our VPN Detection Test to see if your VPN provider’s IPs are flagged. Just connect to your VPN, search your current IP, and view the results.
While no detection is 100% perfect, our system uses multiple intelligence sources, various detection methods, and continuous updates to ensure the results are as current and reliable as possible.
Yes, once you identify VPN IPs using our detection tool, you can integrate our VPN Detection API into your systems to automatically block or flag suspicious traffic.
Some VPNs claim to be "undetectable", but many still leave identifiable patterns. Our detection system has the capability to detect and flag most VPNs, including those marketed as stealth or obfuscated.
Yes, vpnapi.io can identify both data center and residential VPN or proxy IPs, including those from ISPs. However, detection of residential VPNs and proxies is typically available only on customized enterprise plans due to the complexity of detection, and these carry a higher cost.
Yes, if the data is available, our system can associate certain IPs with the VPN provider’s name.
VPN provider classification is only available to enterprise clients. This ensures proper licensing and compliance with our commercial data agreements.
Yes, a VPN changes your visible IP address, which can help hide your IP's geolocation. But, our detection tool can still identify if the IP is from a VPN.
You can use our VPN Checker to instantly see if your VPN is working and what IP address it’s using. Simply connect to your VPN and run the VPN Checker for results.
Free users have daily limits. Paid customers have higher limits, and enterprise clients have the ability to run unlimited queries and even the option to download our VPN database.
Yes, "VPN checker", "VPN tester", and "VPN detection tool" all refer to the process of verifying whether an IP address belongs to a VPN. Our VPN Detection Test works for all these purposes.
Our VPN Database contains over 17 million active, verifiable records, consisting of both individual IP addresses and IP ranges. The database represents a snapshot in time, while our detection system is continuously updated to reflect the latest VPN, proxy, and Tor activity.
Yes, please visit our VPN Database page to see see sample results and learn more about its capabilities.
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