# Releasing a Virtual IP Address

#### Scenarios

If you no longer need a virtual IP address or a reserved virtual IP address, you can release it to avoid wasting resources.

#### Prerequisites

Before deleting a virtual IP address, ensure that the virtual IP address has been unbound from the following resources:

- ECS
- EIP
- CCE cluster

#### Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.

2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
3. On the console homepage, under Network, click Virtual Private Cloud.

4. In the navigation pane on the left, click Virtual Private Cloud.

5. On the Virtual Private Cloud page, locate the VPC containing the subnet from which a virtual IP address is to be released, and click the VPC name.
6. On the Subnets tab, click the name of the subnet from which a virtual IP address is to be released.
7. Click the Virtual IP Addresses tab, locate the row that contains the virtual IP address to be released, click More in the Operation column, and select Release.
8. Click Yes in the displayed dialog box.

Parent topic: Virtual IP Address