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How to Delete a Reserved IP

Updated on November 27, 2024

Deleting a reserved IP detaches it from any linked instances and removes it from your Vultr account. You can re-create a reserved IP after deletion if it's available in the specific Vultr location.

Follow this guide to delete a reserved IP using the Vultr Customer Portal, API, or CLI.

  • Vultr Customer Portal
  • Vultr API
  • Vultr CLI

  1. Navigate to Products, expand the Network drop-down and select Reserved IPs from the list of options.

    Access the Vultr Reserved IPs page

  2. Click your target reserved IP to open its management page.

    Manage a Reserved IP

  3. Click Remove Reserved IP in the top-right corner.

    Remove Reserved IP

  4. Click Remove Reserved IP in the confirmation prompt to delete the reserved IP.

    Delete Reserved IP

  1. Send a GET request to the List Reserved IPs endpoint and note the target reserved IP's ID in your output.

    console 
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/reserved-ips" \
   -X GET \
   -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"

  2. Send a DELETE request to the Delete Reserved IP endpoint to delete the reserved IP.

    console 
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/reserved-ips/{reserved-ip}" \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"

  1. List all reserved IPs in your Vultr account and note the target reserved IP's ID.

    console 
    $ vultr-cli reserved-ip list

  2. Delete the reserved IP.

    console 
    $ vultr-cli reserved-ip delete <reserved-ip-id>