---
id: ipify
title: Ipify
sidebar_label: Ipify
---

## What

[Ipify][ipify] is a simple Public IP Address API, it returns your public IP Address in plain text.

## Sample Configuration

import Config from '@site/src/components/Config.js';

<Config data={{
  "type": "ipify",
  "style": "diamond",
  "foreground": "#ffffff",
  "background": "#c386f1",
  "leading_diamond": "\ue0b6",
  "trailing_diamond": "\uE0B0",
  "template": "{{ .IP }}",
  "properties": {
    "cache_timeout": 5,
    "http_timeout": 1000
  }
}}/>

## Properties

| Name            | Type     | Description                                                                                                          |
| --------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `url`           | `string` | The Ipify URL, by default IPv4 is used, use `https://api64.ipify.org` for IPv6 - defaults to `https://api.ipify.org` |
| `http_timeout`  | `int`    | How long may the segment wait for a response of the ipify API? - defaults to 20ms                                    |
| `cache_timeout` | `int`    | in minutes - How long you want your IP address cached - defaults to 10 min                                           |

## Template ([info][templates])

:::note default template

```template
{{ .IP }}
```

:::

### Properties

| Name | Type     | Description              |
| ---- | -------- | ------------------------ |
| .IP  | `string` | Your external IP address |

[templates]: /docs/configuration/templates
[ipify]: https://www.ipify.org/