What resources are using an Elastic IP?

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Looking at my billing details in the AWS console, I discovered that most of my monthly expenses (this is my dev account, so I don't use a lot) are due to an Elastic IP address in a region without any running EC2 instances.

Would there be any resources that are using this EIP other than EC2 instances in the same region? If so, how can I trace that?

Elastic IP addresses are charged at 0.5c/hr. So, worst case it should be under $4/month per unused EIP. — John Rotenstein, Oct 18 '18 at 06:43
You can submit a ticket and ask AWS guys to remove that IP from your account. — Reza Mousavi, Oct 18 '18 at 07:05

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 18 '18 at 05:55

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EIPs can only be associated with EC2 instance and network interfaces, but you are also charged for EIPs not associated with anything. You should be able to see in the EC2 -> Elastic IPs section what EIPs you have lying around, and from there you can delete them.

answered Oct 18 '18 at 05:55

Tom

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There is also a charge for Elastic IP addresses attached to instances that are Stopped. Basically, there is no charge if they are "in use". Secondary EIPs on an instance are _always_ charged. – John Rotenstein Oct 18 '18 at 06:43

What resources are using an Elastic IP?

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