How to Detach Reserved IPs from a Vultr Instance

1 min readUpdated 12 September 2025

A guide explaining how to remove a Reserved IP address from a Vultr instance while keeping the IP in your account for future use.

Detaching a Reserved IP from an instance removes the associated public network address from the instance's main network interface. You can detach a Reserved IP to reassign it to another instance, release unused resources, or adjust your network configuration.

Follow this guide to detach Reserved IPs from a Vultr instance using the Vultr Console, API, CLI, or Terraform.

Navigate to Products, expand the Network drop-down, and select Reserved IPs from the list of options.
Click your target Reserved IP to open its management page.
In the Attached to Server section, click Detach to begin removing the Reserved IP from the instance.
Click Detach Reserved IP in the confirmation prompt to finalize the detachment.

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