---
title: "Delete a reserved IP"
description: "Release a reserved IP back to E2E's pool, after detaching it from its resource, to stop billing for it."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "reserved-ip"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/reserved-ip/how-to/delete-a-reserved-ip/"
topic: ["manage"]
---

# Delete a reserved IP

Deleting a reserved IP gives the address back to E2E's pool and ends the monthly charge for it.
Before you do, make sure nothing still points at the address, such as a DNS record or a
partner's allow list.

## Before you begin

Detach the address if its status is **Attached**:

- An Add-on IP: see [Detach the IP](/myaccount/reserved-ip/how-to/attach-a-reserved-ip-as-an-add-on-ip/#detach-the-ip).
- A node's primary IP: see [Detach a node's public IP](/myaccount/node/how-to/detach-the-public-ip/).
- A Floating IP: remove all its nodes, as in
  [Add or remove nodes](/myaccount/reserved-ip/how-to/use-a-reserved-ip-as-a-floating-ip/#add-or-remove-nodes).

## Delete the IP

Deleting cannot be undone: once the address is back in the pool, it is no longer yours.

1. Open **Network > Reserve IP**.
2. Open the address's **Actions** menu and choose **Delete IP**.
3. Click **Delete IP** to confirm.

The address leaves your list.

## Deleting an Unavailable IP

An address with the status **Unavailable** is the public IP of a resource that is still
running. Deleting it ends only the reservation. The resource keeps the address and carries on
working, and the address goes back to the pool when that resource is deleted.