# Stop Instance - Documentation

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Source: /docs/api-reference/gpu-instance-stop-instance

# Stop Instance

POST

/

gpu-instance

/

openapi

/

v1

/

gpu

/

instance

/

stop

Try it

Stop Instance

cURL

```
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.novita.ai/gpu-instance/openapi/v1/gpu/instance/stop \
--header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
--header 'Content-Type: <content-type>' \
--data '
{
"instanceId": "<string>"
}
'
```

##

[​](#request-headers)

Request Headers

[​](#param-content-type)

Content-Type

string

required

Enum: `application/json`

[​](#param-authorization)

Authorization

string

required

Bearer authentication format, for example: Bearer {{API Key}}.

##

[​](#request-body)

Request Body

[​](#param-instance-id)

instanceId

string

required

ID of the instance to be stopped.

Last modified on May 28, 2025