> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.advinservers.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Release a floating IP > ### Overview Permanently releases an address that has no billing subscription, such as an address granted by an administrator. It returns to the available pool and may be assigned elsewhere. Rented addresses must be cancelled instead. The response includes account allowances under `limits`. ### Permissions Requires the `network.delete` (Delete networking resources) permission for the selected team. Resources outside that team return 404. ## OpenAPI ````yaml https://console.advinservers.com/docs/openapi.json delete /floating-ips/{floatingIp} openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: API reference version: 1.0.0 description: >- Use this API to manage your team's servers, networks, backups, and other resources. ## Authentication Create an API key under **API Keys** and send it as a bearer token with every request: ``` Authorization: Bearer {YOUR_API_KEY} Accept: application/json ``` Copy the key when you create it. It cannot be shown again. Revoking a key takes effect immediately. ## Permissions Give each key only the permissions it needs. Every endpoint lists the required permission. Permissions cover servers and other resources in the key's team. ## Team scope A key can access resources in the team selected when it was created. This includes servers, snapshots, backups, firewall groups, images, SSH keys, scripts, networks and addresses. Resources in other teams return `404 Not Found`. Create a separate key for each team. The key determines the team for every request. Legacy keys that had no team are assigned to the account's first owned team. ## Actions that need the panel API keys cannot do the following, even with every permission. Sign in to the panel in a browser to do them: - Create, edit or revoke API keys - Edit the IP groups that restrict API keys - End signed-in sessions - Change two-factor authentication - Change the account's email address - Accept or decline team invitations - Switch or leave a team This keeps a leaked key from widening its own access or locking you out of your account. ## Source IP restrictions A key can be restricted to one or more IP groups. Requests from other addresses are rejected. ## Requests and responses Each endpoint lists its path, query, header, and body parameters. Examples use fictional data. Single records use JSON objects. Collections use JSON arrays unless the endpoint supports pagination. Timestamps use ISO 8601 in UTC. Error responses include `message`. Validation errors also include an `errors` object for each field. Each endpoint lists its status codes. ## Audit log Every API request, including reads, is recorded in the account audit log with the key that made it. servers: - url: https://console.advinservers.com/api/v1/client security: - http: [] tags: - name: Account description: Billing contact details and account setup progress. - name: Account activity description: Actions performed in the current team by people and API keys. - name: Servers description: >- Order and list servers, read their state and resource use, open a console, and control power. - name: Server settings description: >- Rename a server, rebuild it, and change its hardware, media, resolvers and credentials. - name: Backups description: Scheduled server copies stored separately from the server. - name: Snapshots description: >- Take, restore and move server snapshots. Snapshots are kept in snapshot storage that the team buys by the GiB. - name: Firewall groups description: Reusable sets of firewall rules, and the servers they apply to. - name: IP groups description: Reusable source address lists for firewall rules. - name: Server firewall description: >- Read default traffic policies and rules managed outside your firewall groups. - name: IP addresses description: Manage floating IPs and server address assignments. - name: Private networks description: Connect servers over a private network in the same location. - name: Reverse DNS description: Set the hostnames returned by IP address lookups. - name: DDoS protection description: Configure attack filtering for server addresses. - name: Bandwidth description: Buy extra bandwidth and share it between servers or location pools. - name: SSH keys description: Public keys the account can install on a server when it is built. - name: Setup scripts description: Scripts the account can run on a server when it is built. - name: ISO images description: ISO images you have downloaded, and the servers they are mounted on. - name: Server upgrades description: Change an existing server's plan. - name: Checkout description: Choose a payment method and pay for a purchase. - name: Invoices description: View and pay account invoices. - name: Billing description: Manage service renewals, payment methods and account credit. - name: Transfers description: Move resources between teams or transfer ownership. - name: Teams description: Manage the team assigned to your API key. - name: Team members description: Invite people and manage their team access. - name: Team roles description: Define the permissions granted to team members. - name: Team activity description: View actions performed in a team. - name: Support tickets description: >- Open, read, reply to and close support tickets. Tickets belong to the account holder and are not shared with team members. paths: /floating-ips/{floatingIp}: delete: tags: - IP addresses summary: Release a floating IP description: >- ### Overview Permanently releases an address that has no billing subscription, such as an address granted by an administrator. It returns to the available pool and may be assigned elsewhere. Rented addresses must be cancelled instead. The response includes account allowances under `limits`. ### Permissions Requires the `network.delete` (Delete networking resources) permission for the selected team. Resources outside that team return 404. operationId: floatingIp.destroy parameters: - name: floatingIp in: path required: true description: The floating ip uuid short schema: type: string examples: - 1b8349e5-3568-43e0-bf89-fc3350dd7a08 example: 1b8349e5-3568-43e0-bf89-fc3350dd7a08 responses: '200': description: The record, as a JSON object. There is no envelope. content: application/json: schema: examples: - uuid: 1b8349e5-3568-43e0-bf89-fc3350dd7a08 uuid_short: 1b8349e5 status: cancelled status_label: Cancelled progress_message: null needs_funds: false type: ipv4 address: null cidr: null gateway: null onlink: null is_primary: false location: Kansas City, MO location_id: 3 is_granted: true can_release: false billing: service_id: null invoice_id: null invoice_url: null checkout_uuid: null invoice_status: null amount: null currency: null billing_cycle: null payment_due_at: null payment_window_minutes: null paid_at: null can_cancel_checkout: false can_request_cancellation: false can_withdraw_cancellation: false cancellation_type: null cancellation_requested_at: null created_at: '2026-06-20T14:03:51+00:00' server: null attaching_to: null attachment_status: null limits: ipv4: quota: 10 used: 1 remaining: 9 ipv6: quota: 5 used: 0 remaining: 5 allOf: - allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/FloatingIpData' - type: object properties: limits: description: The value of `limits`. examples: - ipv4: quota: 10 used: 1 remaining: 9 ipv6: quota: 5 used: 0 remaining: 5 allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/FloatingIpQuotaSummaryData' required: - limits '401': description: >- The key was missing, malformed, revoked, or belongs to an account that no longer exists. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string examples: - Unauthenticated. required: - message '403': description: >- Access denied. Check the key's team, permissions and allowed IP addresses. Some actions, such as managing API keys, require a browser session. The response message explains the reason. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string examples: - >- This API key is not allowed to do that in this team. It needs the "snapshot.delete" permission. required: - message '404': description: >- The resource was not found in the selected team. Resources in another account or team also return 404. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string examples: - Not found. required: - message '429': description: >- Too many requests. The `Retry-After` header says how many seconds to wait. Limits are per account, so several keys on one account share them. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string examples: - Too Many Attempts. required: - message components: schemas: FloatingIpData: type: object description: A floating IP address and its current assignment. examples: - uuid: 1b8349e5-3568-43e0-bf89-fc3350dd7a08 uuid_short: 1b8349e5 status: active status_label: Active progress_message: null needs_funds: false type: ipv4 address: 198.51.100.42 cidr: 24 gateway: 198.51.100.1 onlink: null is_primary: false location: Kansas City, MO location_id: 3 is_granted: false can_release: false billing: service_id: 7421 invoice_id: 17214 invoice_url: null checkout_uuid: null invoice_status: Paid amount: '3.00' currency: USD billing_cycle: monthly payment_due_at: null payment_window_minutes: null paid_at: '2026-06-20T14:03:58+00:00' can_cancel_checkout: false can_request_cancellation: true can_withdraw_cancellation: false cancellation_type: null cancellation_requested_at: null created_at: '2026-06-20T14:03:51+00:00' server: id: ecc6f4f1 name: lambda-core hostname: lambda-core.blackmesa.example.com windows: false template_name: Ubuntu 24.04 template_icon_url: https://img.icons8.com/color/48/ubuntu.png attaching_to: null attachment_status: null properties: uuid: type: string description: The uuid UUID. examples: - 1b8349e5-3568-43e0-bf89-fc3350dd7a08 uuid_short: type: string description: >- The first eight characters of the UUID. Either form can identify the address. examples: - 1b8349e5 status: type: string description: The value of `status`. enum: - pending_payment - active - pending_cancellation - deleting - expired - cancelled - payment_review examples: - active status_label: type: string description: The value of `status_label`. examples: - Active progress_message: type: - string - 'null' description: One sentence about why a purchase is waiting, or null. examples: - null needs_funds: type: boolean description: >- Whether the purchase is waiting on account credit, which is the one wait the customer can end themselves. examples: - false type: type: string description: The type of operation or resource. enum: - ipv4 - ipv6 examples: - ipv4 address: type: - string - 'null' description: The IP address, or null after it has been released. examples: - 198.51.100.42 cidr: type: - integer - 'null' description: The network prefix length. examples: - 24 gateway: type: - string - 'null' description: The gateway address for the network. examples: - 198.51.100.1 onlink: type: - string - 'null' description: The value of `onlink`. examples: - null is_primary: type: boolean description: Whether the resource is primary. examples: - false location: type: - string - 'null' description: The value of `location`. examples: - Kansas City, MO location_id: type: - integer - 'null' description: The location id ID. examples: - 3 is_granted: type: boolean description: Whether the resource is granted. examples: - false can_release: type: boolean description: Whether the customer can release. examples: - false billing: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillingData' description: The value of `billing`. examples: - service_id: 7421 invoice_id: 17214 invoice_url: null checkout_uuid: null invoice_status: Paid amount: '3.00' currency: USD billing_cycle: monthly payment_due_at: null payment_window_minutes: null paid_at: '2026-06-20T14:03:58+00:00' can_cancel_checkout: type: boolean description: Whether the customer can cancel checkout. examples: - false can_request_cancellation: type: boolean description: Whether the customer can request cancellation. examples: - true can_withdraw_cancellation: type: boolean description: >- Whether the cancellation standing against this address can still be taken back. False for an immediate one, which gave the address away as it was filed. examples: - false cancellation_type: type: - string - 'null' description: The value of `cancellation_type`. enum: - immediate - end_of_billing - null examples: - null cancellation_requested_at: type: - string - 'null' description: The date and time for cancellation requested at, in UTC. examples: - null created_at: type: - string - 'null' description: The date and time for created at, in UTC. examples: - '2026-06-20T14:03:51+00:00' server: description: >- Null whenever the address is held but parked on nothing, which is a perfectly ordinary state for a floating address to sit in. examples: - id: ecc6f4f1 name: lambda-core hostname: lambda-core.blackmesa.example.com windows: false template_name: Ubuntu 24.04 template_icon_url: https://img.icons8.com/color/48/ubuntu.png anyOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/FloatingIpServerData' - type: 'null' attaching_to: description: >- The server this address was bought for, while it waits to be put there. It is attached as soon as the purchase has been paid for, and this goes back to null. examples: - null anyOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/FloatingIpServerData' - type: 'null' attachment_status: type: - string - 'null' description: >- Which way the address is moving while a worker attaches or detaches it, or null once it has settled. An attaching address is not on `attaching_to` yet; a detaching one is still on `server`. enum: - attaching - detaching - null examples: - null required: - uuid - uuid_short - status - status_label - progress_message - needs_funds - type - address - cidr - gateway - onlink - is_primary - location - location_id - is_granted - can_release - billing - can_cancel_checkout - can_request_cancellation - can_withdraw_cancellation - cancellation_type - cancellation_requested_at - created_at - server - attaching_to - attachment_status title: FloatingIpData FloatingIpQuotaSummaryData: type: object description: The account's floating-address allowance, family by family. examples: - ipv4: quota: 10 used: 1 remaining: 9 ipv6: quota: 5 used: 0 remaining: 5 properties: ipv4: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FloatingIpQuotaData' description: The value of `ipv4`. examples: - quota: 10 used: 1 remaining: 9 ipv6: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FloatingIpQuotaData' description: The value of `ipv6`. examples: - quota: 5 used: 0 remaining: 5 required: - ipv4 - ipv6 title: FloatingIpQuotaSummaryData BillingData: type: object description: >- The billing details shared by customer-owned resources and pending orders. examples: - service_id: 7312 invoice_id: 15542 invoice_url: null checkout_uuid: null invoice_status: Paid amount: '12.00' currency: USD billing_cycle: monthly payment_due_at: null payment_window_minutes: null paid_at: '2026-03-02T19:13:58+00:00' properties: service_id: type: - integer - 'null' description: The customer's service number, once a recurring service exists. examples: - 7312 invoice_id: type: - integer - 'null' description: The customer's invoice number, once an invoice exists. examples: - 15542 invoice_url: type: - string - 'null' description: A complete URL where the invoice can be paid. examples: - null checkout_uuid: type: - string - 'null' description: The checkout UUID, or null when no checkout is available. examples: - null invoice_status: type: - string - 'null' description: The current invoice status, or null before an invoice exists. examples: - Paid amount: type: - string - 'null' description: The amount in the currency shown by `currency`. examples: - '12.00' currency: type: - string - 'null' description: The three-letter currency code used for `amount`. examples: - USD billing_cycle: type: - string - 'null' description: How often the service renews, or null for a one-time charge. examples: - monthly payment_due_at: type: - string - 'null' description: When payment is due before the reservation is released. examples: - null payment_window_minutes: type: - integer - 'null' description: How many minutes the original payment window allowed. examples: - null paid_at: type: - string - 'null' description: When the charge was paid, or null while payment is outstanding. examples: - '2026-03-02T19:13:58+00:00' required: - service_id - invoice_id - invoice_url - checkout_uuid - invoice_status - amount - currency - billing_cycle - payment_due_at - payment_window_minutes - paid_at title: BillingData FloatingIpServerData: type: object description: The machine a floating address is currently parked on. examples: - id: ecc6f4f1 name: lambda-core hostname: lambda-core.blackmesa.example.com windows: false template_name: Ubuntu 24.04 template_icon_url: https://img.icons8.com/color/48/ubuntu.png properties: id: type: string description: The id ID. examples: - ecc6f4f1 name: type: string description: The name shown to customers. examples: - lambda-core hostname: type: string description: The fully qualified hostname. examples: - lambda-core.blackmesa.example.com windows: type: boolean description: The value of `windows`. examples: - false template_name: type: - string - 'null' description: The value of `template_name`. examples: - Ubuntu 24.04 template_icon_url: type: - string - 'null' description: The value of `template_icon_url`. examples: - https://img.icons8.com/color/48/ubuntu.png required: - id - name - hostname - windows - template_name - template_icon_url title: FloatingIpServerData FloatingIpQuotaData: type: object description: >- How many addresses of one family the account may hold, and how many of those it is already holding. examples: - quota: 10 used: 1 remaining: 9 properties: quota: type: integer description: The value of `quota`. examples: - 10 used: type: integer description: The value of `used`. examples: - 1 remaining: type: integer description: The value of `remaining`. examples: - 9 required: - quota - used - remaining title: FloatingIpQuotaData securitySchemes: http: type: http description: >- Your API key, sent as a bearer token. Create one in the control panel under API Keys, give it only the permissions the integration needs, and copy it when it is created. It cannot be shown again. Each key is restricted to one owned team. The key determines the team for every request. scheme: bearer ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.