---
title: req.backend.ip
summary: null
url: >-
  https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/vcl/variables/miscellaneous/req-backend-ip
---

**Type:** IP  
**Access:** read-only

> **DEPRECATED**

**Available in:** deliver, log, error

Use [`beresp.backend.ip`](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/vcl/variables/backend-connection/beresp-backend-ip/) instead.