---
title: "Create a New Reserved IPv6"
method: POST
path: "/v2/reserved_ipv6"
tags: ["DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Reserved IPv6"]
---

# Create a New Reserved IPv6

`POST /v2/reserved_ipv6`

On creation, a reserved IPv6 must be reserved to a region.
* To create a new reserved IPv6 reserved to a region, send a POST request to
  `/v2/reserved_ipv6` with the `region_slug` attribute.

## Request body

- ReservedIpv6Create
  - `region_slug` string, required — The slug identifier for the region the reserved IPv6 will be reserved to.

## Response `201`

The response will be a JSON object with key `reserved_ipv6`. The value of this will be an object that contains the standard attributes associated with a reserved IPv6.

- object
  - `reserved_ipv6` object
    - `ip` string, ipv6 — The public IP address of the reserved IPv6. It also serves as its identifier.
    - `region_slug` string — The region that the reserved IPv6 is reserved to. When you query a reserved IPv6,the region_slug will be returned.
    - `reserved_at` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication failed due to invalid credentials.
- `429` — The API rate limit has been exceeded.
- `500` — There was a server error.
- `default` — There was an unexpected error.

## Changes

- **2025-10-16** `cb3bf9b21459` — 2 info
  - api tag `DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Reserved IPv6` added
  - api tag `[Public Preview] Reserved IPv6` removed
- **2025-07-18** `f8e8c290636c` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-07-17** `5fc9af728e82` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2025-07-17** `f8e8c290636c` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/digitalocean/apis/digitalocean-api/changes/v2/reserved_ipv6/post.md)

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