Is api.ipify.org safe?

The scan of api.ipify.org on 12 Aug 2026 reached no verdict either way (score -12). Too little was captured to judge it, which is an unknown rather than a pass.

What malware is associated with api.ipify.org?

1 analysed samples communicate with this URL.

How was api.ipify.org checked?

A static pass resolved DNS, captured TLS and headers and followed the redirect chain, and where the fast tier allows, a headless browser rendered the page and recorded every request. Egress is SSRF-locked. Signatures that matched only page text are weighted far below one that matched a served file, because a page documenting malware matches the same rules.

api.ipify.org - URL scan, 12 Aug 2026

MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned api.ipify.org and returned a unknown verdict (score -12). The page resolved to 104.26.12.205 on Cloudflare, Inc. in US. The domain was registered 4601 days ago through GoDaddy.com, LLC. 1 domain and 1 IP were contacted. 1 malware sample communicates with this URL. This is a point-in-time observation from 12 Aug 2026; the page may have changed since.

Scan result

Verdict: unknown (score -12) · Confidence 15%
Scanned URL: https://api.ipify.org/
Domain: api.ipify.org · IP: 104.26.12.205 · AS13335 · US
Server: cloudflare
HTTP status: 200 · text/plain
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC · domain age 4601 days · created 2014-01-05
TLS issuer: C=US, O=Google Trust Services, CN=WE1 · valid to Sep 26 03: · subject CN=ipify.org
Scan tier: fast · observed 2026-08-12 16:01:19 UTC

Malware communicating with this URL (1)

These samples were observed contacting or being served from api.ipify.org. Each links to its full analysis.

virussign.com_919c60abdf769cc819e1b85f13b84710.vir - referenced · 282470a9a0d8dd50a401068f89085d9c · first seen 2026-08-12

Antivirus & YARA (0 of 44 engines)

No engine flagged this page's content.

Why this verdict

Valid TLS, no impersonation or off-origin credential post

Detected technologies

Cloudflare

Contacted infrastructure

104.26.12.205 - AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. (United States)

Observed indicators

api.ipify.org
104.26.12.205
https://api.ipify.org/

Other scans of api.ipify.org (5)

This host has been scanned before. Each scan is a separate observation, so a verdict here does not carry over to the others.

22 Aug 2026 - suspicious · https://linkedin.automatehub.ai/
20 Aug 2026 - unknown
20 Aug 2026 - unknown
17 Aug 2026 - unknown
30 Jul 2026 - unknown · https://indaroa.vu/proposal/Sign/i.html

Questions about api.ipify.org

Is api.ipify.org safe?: The scan of api.ipify.org on 12 Aug 2026 reached no verdict either way (score -12). Too little was captured to judge it, which is an unknown rather than a pass.
What malware is associated with api.ipify.org?: 1 analysed samples communicate with this URL.
How was api.ipify.org checked?: A static pass resolved DNS, captured TLS and headers and followed the redirect chain, and where the fast tier allows, a headless browser rendered the page and recorded every request. Egress is SSRF-locked. Signatures that matched only page text are weighted far below one that matched a served file, because a page documenting malware matches the same rules.

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