# Use `MoveAddressToVpc` with a CLI
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The following code examples show how to use `MoveAddressToVpc`.

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#### [ CLI ]

**AWS CLI**  
**To move an address to EC2-VPC**  
This example moves Elastic IP address 54.123.4.56 to the EC2-VPC platform.  
Command:  

```
aws ec2 move-address-to-vpc --public-ip 54.123.4.56
```
Output:  

```
{
  "Status": "MoveInProgress"
}
```
+  For API details, see [MoveAddressToVpc](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ec2/move-address-to-vpc.html) in *AWS CLI Command Reference*. 

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#### [ PowerShell ]

**Tools for PowerShell V4**  
**Example 1: This example moves an EC2 instance with a public IP address of 12.345.67.89 to the EC2-VPC platform in the US East (Northern Virginia) region.**  

```
Move-EC2AddressToVpc -PublicIp 12.345.67.89 -Region us-east-1
```
**Example 2: This example pipes the results of a Get-EC2Instance command to the Move-EC2AddressToVpc cmdlet. The Get-EC2Instance command gets an instance that is specified by instance ID, then returns the public IP address property of the instance.**  

```
(Get-EC2Instance -Instance i-12345678).Instances.PublicIpAddress | Move-EC2AddressToVpc
```
+  For API details, see [MoveAddressToVpc](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v4/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4)*. 

**Tools for PowerShell V5**  
**Example 1: This example moves an EC2 instance with a public IP address of 12.345.67.89 to the EC2-VPC platform in the US East (Northern Virginia) region.**  

```
Move-EC2AddressToVpc -PublicIp 12.345.67.89 -Region us-east-1
```
**Example 2: This example pipes the results of a Get-EC2Instance command to the Move-EC2AddressToVpc cmdlet. The Get-EC2Instance command gets an instance that is specified by instance ID, then returns the public IP address property of the instance.**  

```
(Get-EC2Instance -Instance i-12345678).Instances.PublicIpAddress | Move-EC2AddressToVpc
```
+  For API details, see [MoveAddressToVpc](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)*. 

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For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see [Create Amazon EC2 resources using an AWS SDK](sdk-general-information-section.md). This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.