How to find the IP of a Minecraft server

How do I find the IPv4 address of a Minecraft server (e.g us.mineplex.com, mc.hypixel.net)?

I need to do this because I am testing something for my own server.

4 Answers

Simple! Just open up a command line/terminal window (doesn't matter what operating system) and type:

ping <your server address here>

That should work!

Another alternative is to use nslookup which queries the name directly from DNS:

C:\> nslookup google.com
Server: UnKnown
Address: 2601:647:4a03:6e2b:9610:3eff:fe0e:6c13
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: google.com
Addresses: 2607:f8b0:4005:801::200e 216.58.194.174

This shows the IPV6 address followed by the IPV4.

First, go to the search bar beside your home button (bottom left hand corner) on your computer. Then type cmd.

After you open the command prompt type ping .

use

ping -c 3 "server-address"

on unix and unix-like systems(ctrl+t on most systems, and search for it in spotlight on a mac). and

ping -n 3 "server-address"

on windows in the command line(press windows key+r and type cmd, then type the command, ping -n 3 server-address)