# ip_previously_owned

> This IP has had an owner before; a dedicated IP is never reassigned.

Source: https://tickwire.io/docs/errors/ip_previously_owned/

HTTP 409.

**Likely cause:** An attempt to allocate a previously held IP.

**What to do:** Allocate a fresh IP.

**Retry:** No. The same request gets the same answer; change something first.

Listed under [Billing, slots and dedicated IPs](https://tickwire.io/docs/errors/#billing-slots-and-dedicated-ips) in [Errors](https://tickwire.io/docs/errors/). Send the error's `requestId` to support and we can find the request.