Can i get a remote client's ip?

[kells]

i want get a remote clients ip, so i used express req.ip but i only getting :ffff:127.0.0.1
so i used x-forwarded-for but i only getting weird string

[Aiden_Bai]

req.headers[‘x-forwarded-for’] || req.connection.remoteAddress

[househaunt]

Just a reminder that if you’re going to be storing IP addresses from people who visit your site, you’ll also need to think about security measures for keeping that data safe!

[ihack2712]

Also worth mentioning that IP Addresses are considered to be personal data, personal data should be well protected! https://gdpr-info.com/dynamic-ip-addresses-personal-data/

The ruling means that data owners may need to tighten up even further their consent policies on websites.

[charliea21]

The “weird string” you are talking about is likely a IPv6 address, this is totally normal since the world is running out of IPv4 addresses. Some ISPs handout IPv6 addresses whilst others hand out IPv4 addresses.