---
title: DNS IP
description: Instructions on how to integrate a DNS IP sensor into Home Assistant.
ha_category:
  - Network
ha_iot_class: Cloud Polling
ha_config_flow: true
ha_release: '0.40'
ha_domain: dnsip
ha_platforms:
  - sensor
ha_codeowners:
  - '@gjohansson-ST'
ha_integration_type: integration
---

The **DNS IP** {% term integration %} will expose an IP address, fetched via DNS resolution (every 2 minutes), as its value. It provides both IPv4 and IPv6 lookup as separate sensors depending on accessibility to resolvers.

1. When you enable the {% term integration %}  with the default value, it will query the [OpenDNS](https://www.opendns.com/) nameservers with the hostname `myip.opendns.com`, which will resolve to your external/public IP address.
2. If you specify a `hostname`, a regular DNS lookup will be performed, providing you the IP the hostname resolves to.

{% include integrations/config_flow.md %}

{% include integrations/option_flow.md %}

{% configuration_basic %}
Resolver:
  description: "You may override the default nameservers that are being used by setting any nameserver you like."
{% endconfiguration_basic %}