# Failed to create canister and lost icp

**URL:** <https://forum.dfinity.org/t/failed-to-create-canister-and-lost-icp/8493>\
**Category:** Getting Started\
**Created:** [November 10, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/failed-to-create-canister-and-lost-icp/8493 "2021-11-10T20:04:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![benji](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/benji/32/8069_2.png) [@benji](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/benji)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/failed-to-create-canister-and-lost-icp/8493/1 "2021-11-10T20:04:45Z")

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Hi, I was following the tutorial but failed with the following error (http2). I believe the canister is created but don’t know how to check. Can anyone help me find my canister? Thanks.

> **[Transaction 788708d2b4ba37c4aa8264b702bc9e012eb03efa6ac8c5714aaaf4d5635b4ebf...](https://ic.rocks/transaction/788708d2b4ba37c4aa8264b702bc9e012eb03efa6ac8c5714aaaf4d5635b4ebf)**
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> Details for transaction 788708d2b4ba37c4aa8264b702bc9e012eb03efa6ac8c5714aaaf4d5635b4ebf on the Internet Computer ledger.

dfx 0.8.3

```auto
> dfx ledger --network ic balance                                                                                                                                           
1.00000000 ICP
> dfx ledger --network ic create-canister 343qk-4tnmp-pwgxm-kcboe-hlr7e-dglu2-wmr2t-drab5-2avlk-ueqof-3ae --amount 0.25 
Transfer sent at BlockHeight: 1262333
An error happened during communication with the replica: error sending request for url (https://ic0.app/api/v2/canister/ryjl3-tyaaa-aaaaa-aaaba-cai/read_state): http2 error: protocol error: not a result of an error
> dfx ledger --network ic balance                                                                                                                               
0.74980000 ICP

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**Author:** ![adward1993](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@adward1993](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/adward1993)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/failed-to-create-canister-and-lost-icp/8493/2 "2021-12-07T08:43:56Z")

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you got your icp back