---
title: "ipam"
description: "Reference index for the calicoctl IPAM subcommands in Calico Open Source for managing Calico-assigned IP addresses."
product: "Calico Open Source"
version: "3.32 (latest)"
section: "Reference"
canonical_url: "https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/ipam/"
---

# ipam

## [📄️calicoctl ipam](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/ipam/overview.md)

[Reference overview of the calicoctl IPAM subcommands in Calico Open Source for IP address management operations.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/ipam/overview.md)

## [📄️calicoctl ipam check](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/ipam/check.md)

[Reference for the calicoctl IPAM check command in Calico Open Source, used to audit IP address allocation consistency across the cluster.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/ipam/check.md)

## [📄️calicoctl ipam release](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/ipam/release.md)

[Reference for the calicoctl IPAM release command in Calico Open Source, used to release a leaked or stale IP address back to the pool.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/ipam/release.md)

## [📄️calicoctl ipam show](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/ipam/show.md)

[Reference for the calicoctl IPAM show command in Calico Open Source, used to display the owner and details of an allocated IP address.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/ipam/show.md)

## [📄️calicoctl ipam configure](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/ipam/configure.md)

[Reference for the calicoctl IPAM configure command in Calico Open Source, used to set IP address management options such as strict affinity.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/ipam/configure.md)

## [📄️calicoctl ipam split](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/ipam/split.md)

[Reference for the calicoctl IPAM split command in Calico Open Source, used to split an existing IP pool into smaller pools.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/ipam/split.md)