Using Google Cloud SQL without IP

Question

It seems that to create users and databases/tables on Google Cloud SQL requires you to

download a MySQL client
get an instance IP so that you can use the client to connect to the cloud instance

But it shows that to get an IP requires you to pay extra. Is there any way around it?

Can I request an IP for setting up and then remove it later to avoid the charges?

Paul Collingwood · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-24T19:45:25.833

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You can add and remove the IP address at any time, and only pay for the charges accrued during the time it was active.

However, unless you are accessing it via a GAE application (which does not need to use the IP) it won't be much use without an IP.

Currently connecting via IPv6 is free:

https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql-client#connect-ipv6

If you can, we recommend that you connect to your instance over IPv6. Each instance has an IPv6 address that is free to use. To connect over IPv4, you must explicitly assign an IPv4 addresss to your instance, which incurs a charge per hour idle.

edited Jun 24 '15 at 19:45

answered Apr 28 '14 at 16:19

Paul Collingwood

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thanks..will do that then. well i plan on letting the application use the db entirely without much maintenance from external apps. they really should have a simple interface for setting up the database for the first time – user3508031 Apr 28 '14 at 16:34
Is there a GAE that can create tables in CouldSQL? – Jun 24 '15 at 00:39
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Maybe a dumb question, but I can't seem to find how to "add and remove the IP address at any time". Where is the option to remove the IP? – iammichael Feb 13 '17 at 17:57
Doesn't look like this page works now. – James Jan 18 '21 at 22:02
the link in the answer still works? – Paul Collingwood Jan 20 '21 at 11:39

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 28 '14 at 17:08

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You are only charged for external IP addresses for instances that are charged 'per use', and then only when they are idle.

answered Apr 28 '14 at 17:08

Joe Faith

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 29 '20 at 11:37

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The question is outdated. As of August 2020 public IPv4 for Cloud SQL is free unless this IP is idle.

More about idling IP in Cloud SQL in this question

answered Aug 29 '20 at 11:37

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Using Google Cloud SQL without IP

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