diff --git a/tracardi/service/ip_address.py b/tracardi/service/ip_address.py
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+from tracardi.config import server
+
+
+def get_ip_address(request) -> str:
+
+    """
+    Returns IP address - if address is forwarded from reverse proxy it takes USE_X_FORWARDED_IP env to figure out
+    where the forwarded ip is stored in headers.
+    """
+
+    if server.x_forwarded_ip_header is not None and server.x_forwarded_ip_header in request.headers:
+        return request.headers[server.x_forwarded_ip_header]
+    return request.client.host