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Linode API 4.163.0

Endpoints

Linode Instances

Linode Shut Down

post
https://api.linode.com/v4/linode/instances/{linodeId}/shutdown

Shuts down a Linode you have permission to modify. If any actions are currently running or queued, those actions must be completed first before you can initiate a shutdown.

Path Parameters

linodeId
Required
integer

ID of the Linode to shutdown.

Request Samples

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
    -X POST \
    https://api.linode.com/v4/linode/instances/123/shutdown

Response Samples

{}

Responses

200: Shutdown started.

default: Error

errors
array of objects
reason
string

What happened to cause this error. In most cases, this can be fixed immediately by changing the data you sent in the request, but in some cases you will be instructed to open a Support Ticket or perform some other action before you can complete the request successfully.

field
string

The field in the request that caused this error. This may be a path, separated by periods in the case of nested fields. In some cases this may come back as "null" if the error is not specific to any single element of the request.