IP address 196.168.20.185

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Overview

LocationCity, region and country where this IP is located.
Lome, Maritime Region, TG
ASNThe autonomous system that announces this IP on the internet.
AS24691 — Togo Telecom
TimezoneThe IANA time zone at this IP's location.
Africa/Lome
NetworkThe routed network block (CIDR) that contains this IP.
196.168.20.0/24
CompanyThe organization this IP is assigned to.
PPPoE POOL BRAS
Abuse contactWhere to report spam, attacks or other misuse from this IP.
mgnalou@togotelecom.ng

Reported location

Lome

Maritime Region, Togo (TG)

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City
Lome
District / county
Golfe
State / province
Maritime Region
Country
Togo
Postal code
B.P. 333
Coordinates
6.17318, 1.23572

Togo

6.17318, 1.23572

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Threat score

0/100 Low risk

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Flags detected

  • AnonymousTraffic from this IP hides its real origin (VPN, proxy or Tor).Not Detected
  • Known attackerThis IP has been seen in attacks such as brute force, scanning or exploits.Not Detected
  • SpamThis IP has been reported for sending spam.Not Detected
  • TorThis IP is a Tor exit node.Not Detected
  • ProxyThis IP is an open, public or commercial proxy.Not Detected
  • VPNThis IP belongs to a VPN service.Not Detected
  • BotAutomated traffic such as crawlers or scrapers comes from this IP.Not Detected
  • Cloud providerThis IP belongs to a cloud or hosting provider's data center.Not Detected
  • Residential proxyA home or mobile connection resold as a proxy exit.Not Detected
  • Corporate gatewayA shared egress gateway used by a company's network.Not Detected
  • RelayThis IP is a relay exit, such as iCloud Private Relay.Not Detected

No anonymity signals

This IP is not flagged as a VPN, proxy, relay, bot, cloud provider or corporate gateway.

Abuse contact

GNALOU Mazama Esso

mgnalou@togotelecom.ng

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Name
GNALOU Mazama Esso
Organization
—
Network
196.168.0.0/19
Country
TG
Kind
individual
Address
Place de la Reconciliation, Quartier Atchante, BP 333 Lome, Togo
Emails
mgnalou@togotelecom.ng
Phone numbers
+228 22 34 38 82, +228 90 39 82 83, +228 90 04 20 24, +228 22 35 00 20

Autonomous system

AS24691

Togo Telecom

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ASN
AS24691
Country
ZZ
Domain
yas.tg
Regional registry
RIPE
Organization
Togo Telecom
Type
Internet service provider (ISP)
Allocated on
2002-02-21

Organization

Togo Telecom

Associated company

PPPoE POOL BRAS

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Name
PPPoE POOL BRAS
Type
—
Domain
—

Network route

196.168.20.0/24

DSL

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Hostname
196.168.20.185
Route
196.168.20.0/24
Connection type
DSL
Anycast
no
CDN
no
CDN provider
—

Time zone

Africa/Lome

2026-10-08 18:26

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Offset from UTC
0.0
Standard time zone
Greenwich Mean Time
Standard abbreviation
GMT
Daylight saving time
false
DST savings (hours)
0
Observing DST now
false
Lome

Togo

6.17318, 1.23572

User agent string

Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)

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  • BrowserClaudeBotver. 1.0
  • EngineClaudeBotver. 1.0
  • Operating systemCloud
  • DeviceRobotAnthropic ClaudeBot
  • ArchitectureUnknown
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)
Response 
{
  "ip" : "196.168.20.185",
  "hostname" : "196.168.20.185",
  "location" : {
    "district" : "Golfe",
    "city" : "Lome",
    "locality" : "Lome",
    "zipcode" : "B.P. 333",
    "latitude" : "6.17318",
    "longitude" : "1.23572",
    "continent_code" : "AF",
    "continent_name" : "Africa",
    "country_code2" : "TG",
    "country_code3" : "TGO",
    "country_name" : "Togo",
    "country_name_official" : "Republic of Togo",
    "country_capital" : "Lome",
    "state_prov" : "Maritime Region",
    "state_code" : "TG-MAR",
    "accuracy_radius" : "24.076",
    "confidence" : "high",
    "dma_code" : "",
    "is_eu" : false,
    "country_flag" : "https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/tg_64.png",
    "geoname_id" : "8436936",
    "country_emoji" : "🇹🇬"
  },
  "country_metadata" : {
    "tld" : ".tg",
    "languages" : [ "fr-TG", "ee", "hna", "kbp", "dag", "ha" ],
    "calling_code" : "+228"
  },
  "network" : {
    "route" : "196.168.20.0/24",
    "connection_type" : "DSL",
    "is_anycast" : false,
    "is_cdn" : false,
    "cdn_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "currency" : {
    "code" : "XOF",
    "name" : "CFA Franc BCEAO",
    "symbol" : "CFA"
  },
  "asn" : {
    "organization" : "Togo Telecom",
    "country" : "ZZ",
    "type" : "ISP",
    "domain" : "yas.tg",
    "rir" : "RIPE",
    "as_number" : "AS24691",
    "date_allocated" : "2002-02-21"
  },
  "company" : {
    "name" : "PPPoE POOL BRAS",
    "type" : "",
    "domain" : ""
  },
  "security" : {
    "threat_score" : 0,
    "is_tor" : false,
    "is_proxy" : false,
    "proxy_provider_names" : [ ],
    "proxy_confidence_score" : 0,
    "proxy_last_seen" : "",
    "is_residential_proxy" : false,
    "is_vpn" : false,
    "vpn_provider_names" : [ ],
    "vpn_confidence_score" : 0,
    "vpn_last_seen" : "",
    "is_relay" : false,
    "relay_provider_name" : "",
    "is_anonymous" : false,
    "is_known_attacker" : false,
    "is_bot" : false,
    "bot_confidence_score" : 0,
    "bot_operator_name" : "",
    "bot_type" : "",
    "is_known_good_bot" : false,
    "bot_last_seen" : "",
    "is_spam" : false,
    "is_cloud_provider" : false,
    "cloud_provider_name" : "",
    "is_corporate_gateway" : false,
    "corporate_gateway_type" : "",
    "corporate_gateway_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "abuse" : {
    "route" : "196.168.0.0/19",
    "country" : "TG",
    "name" : "GNALOU Mazama Esso",
    "organization" : "",
    "kind" : "individual",
    "address" : "Place de la Reconciliation, Quartier Atchante, BP 333 Lome, Togo",
    "emails" : [ "mgnalou@togotelecom.ng" ],
    "phone_numbers" : [ "+22822343882", " +22890398283", " +22890042024", " +22822350020" ]
  },
  "time_zone" : {
    "name" : "Africa/Lome",
    "offset" : 0.0,
    "offset_with_dst" : 0.0,
    "current_time" : "2026-10-08 18:26:47.177+0000",
    "current_time_unix" : 1.791484007177E9,
    "current_tz_abbreviation" : "GMT",
    "current_tz_full_name" : "Greenwich Mean Time",
    "standard_tz_abbreviation" : "GMT",
    "standard_tz_full_name" : "Greenwich Mean Time",
    "is_dst" : false,
    "dst_savings" : 0,
    "dst_exists" : false,
    "dst_tz_abbreviation" : "",
    "dst_tz_full_name" : "",
    "dst_start" : { },
    "dst_end" : { }
  },
  "user_agent" : {
    "user_agent_string" : "Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)",
    "name" : "ClaudeBot",
    "type" : "Robot",
    "version" : "1.0",
    "version_major" : "1",
    "device" : {
      "name" : "Anthropic ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "brand" : "Anthropic",
      "cpu" : "Unknown"
    },
    "engine" : {
      "name" : "ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "version" : "1.0",
      "version_major" : "1"
    },
    "operating_system" : {
      "name" : "Cloud",
      "type" : "Cloud",
      "version" : "??",
      "build" : "??",
      "version_major" : "??"
    }
  }
}

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Behind the address

What the data tells you about 196.168.20.185.

Who operates 196.168.20.185?

Togo Telecom operates AS24691, the autonomous system announcing this address. The associated company is PPPoE POOL BRAS; the reported network is 196.168.20.0/24.

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Why can its location change?

IP location comes from routing, registry and measurement data. It can shift when Togo Telecom reassigns the block, so treat Lome as an estimate, not a fixed point.

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How do I report abuse?

The listed abuse contact is GNALOU Mazama Esso. Include the source IP, timestamps with a timezone, and relevant logs so the contact can investigate.

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Response 
{ "ip": "196.168.20.185" }

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Frequently Asked Questions

The latest lookup maps 196.168.20.185 to Lome, Maritime Region, Togo. Geolocation is approximate and should be treated as city/region level guidance.
This page currently shows ASN AS24691 and company PPPoE POOL BRAS. ASN and company attribution can change as routing and ownership records are updated.
The reported connection type for 196.168.20.185 is DSL. This value helps with traffic analytics, abuse prevention, and policy routing decisions.
The current timezone record for 196.168.20.185 is Africa/Lome. Teams commonly use this signal to localize timestamps, notifications, and fraud models.
IP intelligence is dynamic. Routing, ASN ownership, company names, and security posture can change over time, so this page should be treated as a point-in-time lookup for 196.168.20.185.
Use the JSON response on this page for testing, then move to production API workflows with structured fields for geolocation, network, ASN, security, abuse, and timezone data. Read documentation.