Is it possible move/migrate EIP to another account?

Question

Hi,

I have in an account an EIP (Elastic IP) that is being used in an EC2, for a series of needs, I need to migrate/move this EIP to another AWS account, is this possible ? What is the procedure?

Regards!

Vijaya Diddi · Accepted Answer

Yes, it is possible to move an elastic IP address across accounts. All you have to do is Open a support cases from both the source and destination accounts to authorize and acknowledge the transfer
```
---request content---
Elastic IP: 
source account id: 
target account id:  
Use case description:
---------------------
```
Once the transfer is completed internally by the Support:

Source account A needs to release the EIP.

Target Account B allocates the EIP using the following aws cli

$ aws ec2 allocate-address --domain vpc --address [EIP]

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/allocate-address.html

Please also note An Elastic IP address is for use in a specific Region only, and cannot be moved to a different Region.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/elastic-ip-addresses-eip.html#eip-basics

solution is from this post https://repost.aws/questions/QUcGjWBtwATZuyYFE9R83ivw/transfer-elastic-ip-addresses-from-one-aws-account-to-another

jsonc · Answer

This is a newer release - there's now an official AWS feature/ability to transfer Elastic IP Addresses between AWS accounts. There are limitations such as not being able to transfer EIPs between 2 AWS Organizations.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/elastic-ip-addresses-eip.html#transfer-EIPs-intro-ec2

Vijaya Diddi · Answer

Hello Zeus,
I'm not pretty sure about how long it takes but this doc has the timelines - please refer https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awssupport/latest/user/case-management.html

Zeus Arias · Answer

Sorry for delay, thank you for your information

Is it possible move/migrate EIP to another account?

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