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Get-NetIPAddress

Use Get-NetIPAddress to list the IP addresses configured on the machine's interfaces.

Command 1 min read PowerShell 7 on Windows

Documentation: Microsoft Learn — PowerShell module reference

Written and tested by Dhrub Bharali · Updated

Syntax

1PS> Get-NetIPAddress [[-IPAddress] <string[]>] [-InterfaceIndex <UInt32[]>] [-InterfaceAlias <String[]>] [-AddressFamily <AddressFamily[]>] [-AddressState <AddressState[]>] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
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Get-NetIPAddress [[-IPAddress] <string[]>] [-InterfaceIndex <UInt32[]>] [-InterfaceAlias <String[]>] [-AddressFamily <AddressFamily[]>] [-AddressState <AddressState[]>] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
  1. Stage 1Get-NetIPAddress-IPAddress -InterfaceIndex -InterfaceAlias -AddressFamily -AddressState -CimSession

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    Examples

    Get-NetIPAddress -AddressFamily IPv4

    1PS> Get-NetIPAddress -AddressFamily IPv4 | Select-Object InterfaceAlias, IPAddress, PrefixLength
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    Sample output · fictional data, shaped like the real thing

    InterfaceAlias  IPAddress    PrefixLength
--------------  -----------  ------------
Ethernet        10.20.30.41  24

    Get-NetIPAddress -AddressFamily IPv4 (2)

    1PS> Get-NetIPAddress -AddressFamily IPv4 | Select-Object IPAddress, PrefixOrigin, SuffixOrigin
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    Sample output · fictional data, shaped like the real thing

    IPAddress    PrefixOrigin  SuffixOrigin
-----------  ------------  ------------
10.20.30.41

    Get-NetIPAddress -InterfaceIndex 12

    1PS> Get-NetIPAddress -InterfaceIndex 12
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    Sample output · fictional data, shaped like the real thing

    InterfaceAlias  IPAddress    PrefixLength
--------------  -----------  ------------
Ethernet        10.20.30.41  24

    Parameters

    Parameter definitions:

    • -IPAddress
    • -InterfaceIndex
    • -InterfaceAlias
    • -AddressFamily
    • -AddressState
    • -CimSession

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    Practical use and troubleshooting

    Practical scenario: Use Get-NetIPAddress when you need to list the IP addresses configured on the machine's interfaces. Review syntax and sample output, then try an example in the browser lab. Start with one identified target and inspect the returned values before extending the operation to a list. Keep the identity in your report so you can trace each result back to the object or path that produced it.

    Common error and fix: A query returning multiple address families is not necessarily a duplicate-address error. Select the intended AddressFamily and interface before evaluating the address configuration. In an unattended script, capture this failure with its original error record and record which target failed. An empty result and an unsuccessful query must remain distinguishable in the final report.

    See also: Get-NetRoute. Get-NetIPAddress reports assigned addresses; Get-NetRoute reports routing entries. A valid local address does not prove that a route exists to a remote network. Read the linked command before substituting it; similar names do not imply identical inputs or output.

    Get-NetIPAddress reference on Microsoft Learn

    Recap

    Get-NetIPAddress Use Get-NetIPAddress to list the IP addresses configured on the machine's interfaces.

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    Genie guideGet-NetIPAddress

    Use Get-NetIPAddress to list the IP addresses configured on the machine's interfaces. The console below is pre-loaded — run it, then change a value and run it again.

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