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title: "What is Datacenter IP?"
url: "https://lookvalid.com/glossary/datacenter-ip.md"
canonical_url: "https://lookvalid.com/glossary/datacenter-ip"
last_updated: "2026-10-23"
type: "conceptual"
summary: "A datacenter IP address belongs to a hosting or cloud provider, so traffic from it comes from a server instead of a person at home or on a phone."
related: ["https://lookvalid.com/glossary/asn.md", "https://lookvalid.com/glossary/vpn.md", "https://lookvalid.com/glossary/residential-proxy.md", "https://lookvalid.com/glossary/cidr.md", "https://lookvalid.com/products/ip.md"]
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# What is Datacenter IP?

A datacenter IP address belongs to a hosting or cloud provider, so traffic from it comes from a server instead of a person at home or on a phone.

Published address ranges from the large cloud providers make these easy to flag. Genuine users rarely browse from a server, but their VPNs, bots and company tools often do.

Treat a datacenter address as a signal about automation or masking, and weigh it against what the visitor is trying to do.

A hosting provider's blocks are usually announced under its own autonomous system number, so matching an address to both its ASN and the provider's published ranges gives a firmer answer than either alone. Mobile carriers and home internet providers sit in different ASNs, which is why their customers rarely trip this flag.

## Related

- [What is ASN (Autonomous System Number)?](https://lookvalid.com/glossary/asn.md)
- [What is VPN (Virtual Private Network)?](https://lookvalid.com/glossary/vpn.md)
- [What is Residential proxy?](https://lookvalid.com/glossary/residential-proxy.md)
- [What is CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing)?](https://lookvalid.com/glossary/cidr.md)
- [IP Intelligence API](https://lookvalid.com/products/ip.md)