Snippet. Java. Get the Name of the Host without a Request

public static String getHostName() {
   String host_name = "localhost";
   try {
       host_name = InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName();
   } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
       // NO OP we will just use localhost
   }
   return host_name;
}

Updated on: 14 Dec 2025