[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-28 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Unused IP address insights\n\nThis page describes the Network Analyzer insights for unused IP addresses.\nFor information about all the insight types, see\n[Insight groups and types](/network-intelligence-center/docs/network-analyzer/insight-groups-types).\n\nView insights in the Recommender API\n------------------------------------\n\nTo view these insights in the gcloud CLI or the Recommender API, use\nthe following insight type:\n\n- `google.networkanalyzer.vpcnetwork.ipAddressInsight`\n\nYou need the following permissions:\n\n- `recommender.networkAnalyzerIpAddressInsights.list`\n- `recommender.networkAnalyzerIpAddressInsights.get`\n\nFor more information about using the Recommender API for\nNetwork Analyzer insights, see\n[Use the Recommender CLI and API](/network-intelligence-center/docs/network-analyzer/use-cli-recommender-api).\n\nUnassigned external IP addresses\n--------------------------------\n\nThis insight shows the external IP addresses of your project that have not been\nassigned for at least 24 hours.\n\nThis insight includes the following information:\n\n- **Reserved:** The total number of reserved external IP addresses.\n- **Unassigned:** The number of external IP addresses that are not assigned.\n- **Unassigned ratio:** The percentage of external IP addresses that are not assigned.\n\nThe insight also includes a table that lists the number of unassigned\nexternal IP addresses for each region.\n\n### Recommendations\n\nTo find all unassigned external IP addresses, go to the\n[external IP addresses](https://console.cloud.google.com/networking/addresses/list)\npage in the Google Cloud console and use the **In use by:\"\"** filter.\n\nFor more information about releasing the unused static external IP addresses, see\n[Release a static external IP address](/vpc/docs/reserve-static-external-ip-address#release_ip)."]]