Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Temporary account IP viewer
Temporary account IP viewer
- Have an account which is at least 6 months old and which has made at least 300 edits
- Agree to use the IP addresses in accordance with the Foundation's guidelines, solely for the investigation or prevention of vandalism, abuse, or other violations of Wikimedia Foundation or community policies, and understand the risks and responsibilities associated with this privilege
The above requirements are from the Wikimedia Foundation, and are not subject to admin discretion. Additionally, admins must be satisfied that the requesting user has a demonstrated need for access (for example, work at new page patrol, counter-vandalism, or sockpuppet investigations), and are permitted to decline applicants who meet these criteria but are otherwise unsuitable for access to this tool.
Once you have been granted the permission, you must check the box Preferences → User profile →
Turn on the ability to display IP addresses of temporary accounts in your preferences.- Reconrabbit (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs (blocks · rights · moves) · rfar · spi · cci)
My work as a new page reviewer and in recent changes (mainly watched pages), especially in talk page conversations, is sometimes made more difficult when having to deal with users editing from the same IP with different temporary accounts. This permission could also make it easier to identify socking in the rare occasion I have to submit SPI reports. -- Reconrabbit 06:19, 1 February 2026 (UTC)
