# Release an Elastic IP address


If you no longer need an Elastic IP address, we recommend that you release it. The Elastic IP address to release must not be currently associated with an AWS resource.

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#### [ Console ]

**To release an Elastic IP address**

1. Open the Amazon EC2 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Elastic IPs**.

1. Select the Elastic IP address to release and choose **Actions**, **Release Elastic IP addresses**.

1. Choose **Release**.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

**To release an Elastic IP address**  
Use the [release-address](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/release-address.html) AWS CLI command.

```
aws ec2 release-address --allocation-id eipalloc-64d5890a
```

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#### [ PowerShell ]

**To release an Elastic IP address**  
Use the [Remove-EC2Address](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/Remove-EC2Address.html) cmdlet.

```
Remove-EC2Address -AllocationId eipalloc-64d5890a
```

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After you release your Elastic IP address, you might be able to recover. The following rules apply:
+ You can't recover an Elastic IP address if it has been allocated to another AWS account, or if it will result in your exceeding your Elastic IP address limit.
+ You can't recover tags associated with an Elastic IP address.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

**To recover an Elastic IP address**  
Use the [allocate-address](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/allocate-address.html) command.

```
aws ec2 allocate-address \
    --domain vpc \
    --address 203.0.113.3
```

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#### [ PowerShell ]

**To recover an Elastic IP address**  
Use the [New-EC2Address](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/New-EC2Address.html) cmdlet.

```
New-EC2Address `
    -Address 203.0.113.3 `
    -Domain vpc `
    -Region us-east-1
```

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