How to get the ip address of a domain from the terminal in macOS

To get the IP address of a domain from the terminal in macOS, we can use the dig or nslookup command. Here's how:

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How to get the ip address of a domain from the terminal in macOS

To get the IP address of a domain from the terminal in macOS, we can use the dig or nslookup command. Here's how:

Using dig:

dig +short DOMAIN_NAME

For example to get the ip address for www.google.com, the command is like below:

$ dig +short www.google.com 
142.251.222.228

Using nslookup:

nslookup DOMAIN_NAME

Example:

$ nslookup www.google.com 
Server:         2001:fb0:100::207:29 
Address:        2001:fb0:100::207:29#53 
 
Non-authoritative answer: 
Name:   www.google.com 
Address: 216.58.200.4

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