I need to ensure that my dedicated residential IP address service is working as promised.
The 2 websites I depend on for “VPN detection” are:
whatismyipaddress.com
AND
vpnapi.io
Are there better websites to check if my IP address is a VPN?
Also, is using a website like this even a reliable way to detect a VPN?
Thank you!
ipleak.net: IP information and DNS leaks
iknowwhatyoudownload.com: What has been torrented on the IP in question
The only real test is to just use the service you’re trying to unlock and see if it works.
Note that having a residential IP doesn’t necessarily mean your VPN will not be detected. It only protects against simple IP lookups, not more sophisticated detection methods.
I prefer ipinfo.io since it also works through CLI (eg, curl ipinfo.io) so I can test if the browser use its own proxy. If I just need the address, icanhazip.com, I can also force it to try ipv4 or ipv6 through ipv4.icanhazip.com and ipv6.icanhazip.com to check the IPv6 support and priority.
You can try ip2location.io API. It detects residential proxies and provides fraud score related to IP address.
I’m not understanding why you would need to check? Are you concerned someone upstream is proxying your traffic through a VPN without your knowledge? Since you say this is a residential connection, do you not have control over your internal network, and are concerned your ISP might be vpn’ing you without your permission? I’ve never heard of an ISP doing something like that.