---
title: Virtual IPs
description: Virtual IPs are the IP addresses of the [network load balancers](https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/networking/load-balancers/) a Droplet is attached …
product: Reference
url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/metadata/virtual-ips/
---

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# Virtual IPs

Generated on 13 Aug 2026

Virtual IPs are the IP addresses of the [network load balancers](https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/networking/load-balancers/) a Droplet is attached to. Adding a Droplet to a network load balancer adds that load balancer's IP address to this list.

Base URL `http://169.254.169.254`

## Endpoints

- **GET** [Get Virtual IP Index](#getVirtualIps)
- **GET** [Get Virtual IPv4 Addresses](#getVirtualIpsIpv4)
- **GET** [Get Virtual IPv6 Addresses](#getVirtualIpsIpv6)

## GET Get Virtual IP Index

`/metadata/v1/virtual_ips/`

An index of the available virtual IP address types.

##### Request: `/metadata/v1/virtual_ips/`

### cURL

```bash
curl -X GET \
  "http://169.254.169.254/metadata/v1/virtual_ips/"
```

#### Responses

200

Success

##### Response

```
ipv4
ipv6
```

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## GET Get Virtual IPv4 Addresses

`/metadata/v1/virtual_ips/ipv4`

The IPv4 addresses of the network load balancers that the Droplet is attached to. The response lists one address per load balancer.

##### Request: `/metadata/v1/virtual_ips/ipv4`

### cURL

```bash
curl -X GET \
  "http://169.254.169.254/metadata/v1/virtual_ips/ipv4"
```

#### Responses

200

Success

##### Response

```
203.0.113.10
203.0.113.11
```

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## GET Get Virtual IPv6 Addresses

`/metadata/v1/virtual_ips/ipv6`

The IPv6 addresses of the network load balancers that the Droplet is attached to. The response lists one address per load balancer.

##### Request: `/metadata/v1/virtual_ips/ipv6`

### cURL

```bash
curl -X GET \
  "http://169.254.169.254/metadata/v1/virtual_ips/ipv6"
```

#### Responses

200

Success

##### Response

```
2001:DB8::1
2001:DB8::2
```

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