Dan
02/26/2026, 6:02 PMAI Evy
02/26/2026, 6:02 PMAI Evy
02/26/2026, 6:02 PM18.98.16.120/30 (all regions) , 143.223.88.0/21 (certain United States traffic) , and 161.115.160.0/19 (certain United States traffic) . [(1) ]()
The IP address 172.31.2.228 you're seeing is not listed in the official Retell AI IP ranges. This appears to be a private IP address (172.x.x.x falls within the RFC 1918 private address space) , which would not typically be used for external SIP traffic from Retell.
You can use the documented IP blocks to whitelist traffic to Retell's SIP server—this is commonly needed with many telephony providers.
If you're experiencing inconsistent behavior where transfers sometimes come from expected IPs and sometimes from unknown addresses, I'd recommend:
1. Verifying your SIP trunk termination and origination settings
2. Checking the logs in your telephony provider to investigate the routing
3. Opening a support ticket with your telephony provider if the issue persists
The Retell SIP server URI is sip:sip.retellai.com.AI Evy
02/26/2026, 6:02 PMAI Evy
02/26/2026, 6:02 PM