What isp, business and hosting mean in an IPinfo result, and which fields describe the network and which describe the single IP.
Every public IP belongs to a network run by an organization, identified by an ASN (autonomous system number). IPinfo's org field shows it as the ASN and the organization name in one string, such as "AS15169 Google LLC". IPinfo's ASN data also carries a type for that organization, and its documentation says the type describes the ASN, not the IP address.
On top of that, IPinfo sets flags on individual addresses: hosting (a hosting, cloud or data center IP), anonymous, anycast, mobile and satellite in its Core data, and VPN, proxy, Tor and relay in its Plus data. Because one is about the owner and the other about the address, the two can disagree, and that is not an error.
| Item | What it describes | Where you see it |
|---|---|---|
| org | The network owner: ASN plus organization name | Free JSON and the web page |
| ASN type (as_type, type) | Kind of organization: ISP, Hosting, Business, Education or Government | Web page as "AS Type"; Core and Plus data |
| is_hosting / Hosting | This single IP is a hosting, cloud or data center address | Web page "Anonymization" list; Core and Plus data |
| VPN, Proxy, Tor, Relay | Exit of a VPN service, an open web proxy, a Tor exit, or a location-preserving relay such as iCloud Private Relay | Web page "Anonymization" list; the flags is_vpn, is_proxy, is_tor, is_relay are in the Plus data |
| Residential Proxy | The page lists it as a separate item in the same Anonymization list | Web page only, as far as we saw |
Sources: IPinfo developer documentation and a lookup of a public sample address, both on 14 November 2026. IPinfo does not define the ASN type values beyond naming them, and its plans decide which fields you get through the API.
IPinfo names the types but does not define them in detail, so the following is a plain reading, not IPinfo's wording. isp: the organization sells internet access, which covers home, mobile and business lines alike, so isp does not mean "home" by itself. hosting: a cloud, hosting or data center company. business: a company running its own network. education and government: schools and public bodies.
Combine the type with the flag. A network of type isp whose address is not flagged hosting looks like ordinary access-provider space in this database. A hosting type, or a hosting flag, says the address sits in cloud or data center space, which many websites treat differently from access-provider space.
Run the command below, or open https://ipinfo.io/json in a browser that uses the proxy. Note the ip and org fields.
Go to https://ipinfo.io/ followed by the address. Write down AS Type and each line of the Anonymization list.
Check that country and region match the account or site you will use. A mismatch matters more than the type label.
Databases disagree, so look the same address up in another checker and compare before deciding anything.
# HTTP proxy
curl -x http://LOGIN:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT https://ipinfo.io/json
# SOCKS5 (DNS is resolved through the proxy)
curl -x socks5h://LOGIN:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT https://ipinfo.io/jsonExample only: replace LOGIN, PASSWORD, HOST and PORT with your own values.
Check Is the IP supposed to be a data center address? Datacenter proxies are, by design.
Fix If you bought a static ISP IP and expected access-provider space, compare with a second checker and open a ticket with the order number and both results.
Stop when Stop re-checking the same tool every few minutes; the data changes slowly.
Check Write down the date and the exact line; this is one database's flag and other tools may show nothing.
Fix Check the same address elsewhere. If your use depends on this flag, open a ticket and ask for a replacement.
Stop when A flag does not tell you what any particular website will do.
Check Is the organization really a company network, or an access provider that serves businesses?
Fix Look at the organization name in org and read the location fields; a label alone is not enough.
Stop when Do not buy or discard an IP on this one label.
Static ISP IPs are leased per IP, fixed for the term, at US$0.50 for 1 day or US$7.99 for 30 days, the same in every country. Look the address up in IPinfo as above as soon as you receive it, and compare it with a second checker. What happens on a website is decided by the website; a label here does not change it.
IPinfo defines the hosting flag as a hosting, cloud or data center IP address. As an ASN type, Hosting means the organization that owns the network is of that kind.
No. isp means the organization provides internet access, which includes home, mobile and business lines. Read it together with the hosting flag and the location.
On 14 November 2026 the free response for a sample address held org, location, timezone and anycast only. The type and the flags appeared on the address's web page, and in the API they depend on the IPinfo plan.
Often not, because each uses its own data and method. Compare the same address across tools and go by your actual use.
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View options and pricingOfficial documentation · Confirmed on:
Read on 14 November 2026: as_type is "ISP, Hosting, Education, Government or Business"; is_hosting marks a hosting, cloud or data center IP address; is_anonymous, is_anycast, is_mobile and is_satellite are per-IP flags. The ASN data page says type describes the ASN, not the IP address, and gives isp, business, hosting and education as examples. The database-types page lists is_vpn, is_proxy, is_tor and is_relay (Plus plan).
Local example · Confirmed on:
On 14 November 2026 the free JSON response for a well-known public DNS address returned ip, hostname, city, region, country, loc, org ("AS15169 Google LLC"), postal, timezone and anycast, with no ASN type and no hosting flag. The web page for the same address showed AS Type, and an Anonymization list with VPN, Proxy, Tor, Relay, Hosting and Residential Proxy, each marked Detected or Not detected.
Product observation · Confirmed on:
Product facts file of the site, checked 14 November 2026 against the console and the price table: products, prices in US$ (1 PTC = US$1), lease terms, protocols and ports, countries, quantity limits, auto-renew, no free trial.
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