Trace Email Source

This is a free service to trace the email path from sender's location to recipient's mail server using IP addresses in the email header. Simply paste the email header below and click "Trace Email" to find the sender's IP address and location.

Example of an Email Header

Return-path: <user@example.com>
Received: by 10.36.102.5 with SMTP id k5csp2921294itc;
        Wed, 18 May 2016 16:49:21 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from example.com (YOhFFApBzUPwKDhAW2C20oOz4V+/1k 66.220.155.143)
 by example.com with Thrift id 23facbae1d5311e6b2640002c95069ee-44bfac50;
 Wed, 18 May 2016 16:49:20 -0700
Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 14:49:22 -0700
From: Example Sender <sender@example.com>
Subject: Test for Trace Email
To: Example User <user@example.com>
Message-id: <61086DBD-252B-46D2-A54C-263FE5E02B41@example.com>
MIME-version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2)
X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2)
Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit

How to Get Email Header?

Different email clients have different ways to view the email header:

  • Gmail: Open the email, click the three dots menu, select "Show original"
  • Outlook: Open the email, go to File → Properties, copy the headers from the "Internet headers" box
  • Yahoo Mail: Open the email, click "More" → "View Raw Message"

Why to Trace Email Sender IP?

How many times, have you received Email from an unknown person. The email could be about anything like threatening, a TIP, suggestion and for personal stuff. Sometime it's important to find the location of the Email sender to make a wild guess about who this anonymous Email sender is.

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