# How can I see the IP from which a post originated?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-see-the-ip-from-which-a-post-originated/28328>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [5 مايو 2015، 12:03م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-see-the-ip-from-which-a-post-originated/28328 "2015-05-05T12:03:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [6 مايو 2015، 1:39ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-see-the-ip-from-which-a-post-originated/28328/5 "2015-05-06T01:39:21Z")

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It would be a good idea if we recorded the IP with each post. Do we have the data structures in place to do this, @zogstrip? Maybe as a post actions or post history table column?

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