# How to Deprovision a BYOIP Prefix

DigitalOcean Reserved IPs are publicly-accessible static IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Assign and reassign reserved IP addresses to Droplets as needed, or implement an automated failover mechanism with reserved IPs to build a high availability infrastructure.

You can deprovision Bring Your Own IP (BYOIP) prefixes with [`doctl`](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/index.html.md), the [DigitalOcean API](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/index.html.md#digitalocean), or the control panel.

**Note**: A BYOIP prefix cannot be deprovisioned while it has addresses assigned to Droplets. Unassign all addresses before deprovisioning.

## Deprovision a BYOIP Prefix Using the CLI

To deprovision a prefix, use the `doctl network byoip-prefix delete` command with the ID of your BYOIP prefix. To find the ID of your prefix, use `doctl network byoip-prefix list` to list all of your prefixes and their IDs.

```shell
doctl network byoip-prefix delete <your_prefix_id>
```

Replace `<your_prefix_id>` with the ID of the prefix you are deprovisioning.

The command prompts for confirmation before deprovisioning the prefix.

## Deprovision a BYOIP Prefix Using the API

Send a `DELETE` request to the `/v2/byoip_prefixes/<your_prefix_id>` endpoint. To find the ID of your prefix send a `GET` request to the `/v2/byoip_prefixes` endpoint to list all of your prefixes and their IDs.

```shell
curl -X DELETE \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/byoip_prefixes/<your_prefix_id>"
```

Replace `<your_prefix_id>` with the ID of the prefix you are deprovisioning.

The API sends an empty `202` response on success.

## Deprovision a BYOIP Prefix Using the Control Panel

To deprovision a BYOIP prefix, go to the [control panel](https://cloud.digitalocean.com/), in the main menu, click **Networking**, and then click the **Reserved IPs** tab.

In the **Bring Your Own IP** section of the page, find the BYOIP prefix you want to delete, click its **…** context menu, and then click **Delete from DigitalOcean** to open the confirmation window.

In the confirmation window, type the confirmation text into the text box, and then click **Delete from DigitalOcean** to complete the process.