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# IPv6 Lookup: Look up IPv6 addresses, expand or compress…

HTML: [IPv6 Lookup: Look up IPv6 addresses, expand or compress…](https://openvibe.tools/tool/ipv6)

# IPv6 Lookup

Expand a shortened IPv6 address to its full form, compress it back, and see what kind of address it is — global unicast, link-local, unique local or multicast.

- **Limits** No file upload · Up to 2,000 runs a day
- **Where it runs** Runs on our server; no file is uploaded.
- **Cost** Free, with the limits above. No account needed.

 [Open IPv6 Lookup](https://ipv6.openvibe.tools/) 

## Where to find it

Every address below opens the same tool. The first address is the one to bookmark and share.

- [ipv6.openvibe.tools](https://ipv6.openvibe.tools/)Primary

## People also call this

**What it's for:** Look up IPv6 addresses, expand or compress notation, and identify address type and scope. Instant, no signup.

- ipv6 lookup
- ipv6 expander
- ipv6 address checker
- expand ipv6
- ipv6 notation

## Use it from code

- `POST https://openvibe.tools/api/v1/tools/ipv6/run`
- No account needed: anonymous calls run on the lowest quota tier; a token with `tools.tool.run` raises it.
- It answers with the result.

~~~~
curl -X POST https://openvibe.tools/api/v1/tools/ipv6/run \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"input":{"target":"example.com"}}'
~~~~

Inputs: [JSON Schema](/api/v1/tools/ipv6/schema) · [OpenAPI](/api/v1/openapi.json) · from JavaScript: `tools.run("ipv6", …)` in [openvibe-sdk](https://github.com/OpenVibers/OpenVibe.SDK) · [How the API works](/developers)

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