Associate public IP addresses
A public IP address resource can be associated with virtual machine network interfaces, internet-facing load balancers, VPN gateways, and application gateways. You can associate your resource with both dynamic and static public IP addresses.
Important
On September 30, 2025, Basic SKU public IPs were retired. For more information, see the official announcement.
Things to consider when associating public IP addresses
The next table summarizes how you can associate public IP addresses for different types of resources.
| Top-level resource | IP address configuration |
|---|---|
| Virtual machine | Network interface configuration |
| Virtual Network Gateway (VPN), Virtual Network Gateway (ER), NAT Gateway | Gateway IP configuration |
| Public Load Balancer, Application Gateway, Azure Firewall, Route Server, API Management | Front-end configuration |
| Bastion host | Public IP configuration |
Public IP address SKU features
The next table summarizes the standard SKU features.
| Public IP address | Standard SKU |
|---|---|
| Allocation method | Static |
| Security | Secure by default model |
| Available zones | Supported. Standard IPs can be nonzonal, zonal, or zone-redundant. |