How to get client ip address while hitting our api ?

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Ajit More · Answer

with help of this example i am getting my server ip address where api publish. Actually i want client IP address who is accessing my web api ?

Balaji Palani · Answer

public string GetVisitorIPAddress( bool GetLan= false ) { ipAddress=HttpContext.Current.Request.ServerVariables[ "HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR" ]; if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(ipAddress)) ipAddress=HttpContext.Current.Request.ServerVariables[ "REMOTE_ADDR" ]; if ( string .IsNullOrEmpty(ipAddress)) ipAddress=HttpContext.Current.Request.UserHostAddress; if ( string .IsNullOrEmpty(ipAddress)||ipAddress.Trim()== "::1" ) { GetLan= true ; ipAddress= string .Empty; } if (GetLan) { if ( string .IsNullOrEmpty(ipAddress)) { //ThisisforLocal(LAN)ConnectedIDAddress string stringHostName=Dns.GetHostName(); //GetIpHostEntry IPHostEntryipHostEntries=Dns.GetHostEntry(stringHostName); //GetIpAddressFromTheIpHostEntryAddressList IPAddress[]arrIpAddress=ipHostEntries.AddressList; try { ipAddress=arrIpAddress[arrIpAddress.Length-2].ToString(); } catch { try { ipAddress=arrIpAddress[0].ToString(); } catch { try { arrIpAddress=Dns.GetHostAddresses(stringHostName); ipAddress=arrIpAddress[0].ToString(); } catch { ipAddress= "127.0.0.1" ; } } } } } return ipAddress; } use above method for get the client ip address