Java getting my IP address

Question

I am trying to get my Internet IP address in Java but I keep getting my local address (ie: 127.0.0.1), when my IP address is 192.168.0.xxx

I am using the line:

Answer 1

Let's ask AWS

URL url = new URL("http://checkip.amazonaws.com/");
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(url.openStream()));
System.out.println(br.readLine());

EDIT

Before you downvote, I'm well aware this is not a java solution. Its a general solution for any programming language. The other solutions don't work as well for me. Also I believe the easier way of knowing your IP is to go on the internet. It can be any site, the server can return back your client ip that it got in the request. You can set up your own endpoint for it.