---
title: "Delete a Floating IP"
method: DELETE
path: "/v2/floating_ips/{floating_ip}"
tags: ["DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Floating IPs"]
---

# Delete a Floating IP

`DELETE /v2/floating_ips/{floating_ip}`

To delete a floating IP and remove it from your account, send a DELETE request
to `/v2/floating_ips/$FLOATING_IP_ADDR`.

A successful request will receive a 204 status code with no body in response.
This indicates that the request was processed successfully.

## Path parameters

- `floating_ip` string, ipv4, required

## Response `204`

The action was successful and the response body is empty.

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication failed due to invalid credentials.
- `404` — The resource was not found.
- `429` — The API rate limit has been exceeded.
- `500` — There was a server error.
- `default` — There was an unexpected error.

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