Proxy Checker
Check whether an IP address looks like a proxy. We inspect the network owner (ASN and organization) to tell residential connections apart from datacenter and hosting ranges that proxies typically use.
Checking 216.73.216.214
Proxy detection verdict
Likely a proxy or datacenter IP
This IP appears to belong to a datacenter / hosting network (Anthropic, Pbc), which is commonly used by proxies/VPNs. Regular home and mobile connections almost never originate from these ranges.
This is a heuristic based on the network owner (ASN / organization), not a definitive commercial proxy database. Treat it as a strong hint, not proof — some proxies run on residential IPs, and some legitimate services run in datacenters.
Network and location details
Network owner
- IP address
- 216.73.216.214
- ISP
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- Organization
- Anthropic, Pbc
- ASN
- AS16509
- Network type
- Datacenter / hosting
Approximate location
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Region
- Ohio
- City
- Columbus
- Timezone
- America/New_York
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Hide my IP with ProxyMuleWhat is a proxy checker?
A proxy checker analyses an IP address and estimates whether it belongs to a proxy server rather than an ordinary home or mobile connection. When you browse normally, your traffic comes from an IP your internet service provider (ISP) assigns you. When you use a proxy, websites instead see the proxy's IP — and those IPs usually live inside datacenters operated by hosting companies. By examining who owns the network behind an address, a proxy checker can flag the addresses that are most likely to be intermediaries.
How proxy detection works
The most reliable single signal is the network owner. Every IP belongs to an Autonomous System (identified by an ASN) registered to an organisation. Residential traffic comes from consumer ISPs such as your local broadband or mobile carrier, while proxies tend to come from cloud and hosting providers — Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, OVH, Hetzner and similar. Our checker compares the organisation and ASN behind an IP against known datacenter and hosting keywords. Commercial detection services layer on additional clues: open proxy ports, blocklists of abused addresses, mismatches between the claimed timezone and browser timezone, impossible travel between logins, and behavioural patterns such as many accounts sharing one IP.
Why websites detect proxies
Sites check for proxies to fight fraud, prevent abuse, enforce regional licensing, and stop bots from scraping content or stuffing credentials. Streaming platforms, ticket sellers, banks and e-commerce stores all run some form of proxy and datacenter detection. That is also why an honest user behind a shared corporate gateway or a privacy tool can occasionally be caught up in the same filters.
Limitations of any proxy check
No proxy check is perfect. Residential proxies deliberately route through real consumer IPs to look legitimate, so they can pass an ownership test. Conversely, plenty of legitimate traffic — cloud-based browsers, corporate VPNs, security scanners — originates from datacenters and may be flagged even though no deception is involved. Treat the verdict above as a strong, fast hint rather than a definitive judgement, and combine it with other context when it matters.
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Can a proxy checker be 100% accurate?
No. Ownership-based detection like ours is fast and useful, but residential proxies and legitimate datacenter traffic both create grey areas. It identifies likelihood, not certainty.
Does using a proxy hide my IP completely?
It hides your IP from the destination site, but browsers can still leak your real address through WebRTC and reveal hints through DNS. Use the related tools below to check for those leaks too.