# IpAddress

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The **`IpAddress()`**function gets the IP address of the client. 

This function can be used to route users from a certain network to a specific page or a custom login process. It can also be used to track the (public) IP-addresses of your users. Please note that some countries have legislation about using and storing IP-addresses (GDPR).

WIKI: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address>

This function is SQL compatible. For more information about SQL compatibility, see our [documentation](/platform/wemreference/sql-compatibility.md).
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Returns a text that contains the IP-address of the client viewing the WEM website.
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### Syntax

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<summary><code>IpAddress()</code></summary>

`IpAddress()`\
\&#xNAN;*=> "90.145.239.131"*

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