Stop instances

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Stops the instances belonging to an Elasticsearch cluster.

Request

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POST /api/v1/clusters/elasticsearch/{cluster_id}/instances/{instance_ids}/_stop

Path parameters

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Name Type Required Description

cluster_id

string

Y

The Elasticsearch cluster identifier.

instance_ids

array[string]

Y

A comma-separated list of instance identifiers.

Query parameters

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Name Type Required Description

ignore_missing

boolean; default: false

N

When true and the instance does not exist, proceeds to the next instance, or treats the instance as an error.

Responses

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202

(ClusterCommandResponse) The stop command was issued successfully, use the "GET" command on the /{cluster_id} resource to monitor progress

403

(BasicFailedReply) The stop command was prohibited for the given cluster

404

(BasicFailedReply) One or more of the instances specified at {instance_ids} could not be found (code: 'clusters.instances_not_found')

449

(BasicFailedReply) elevated permissions are required. (code: '"root.needs_elevated_permissions"')

To perform this operation, you must be authenticated by means of one of the following methods: apiKey, basicAuth.

Request example

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curl -XPOST {{hostname}}/api/v1/clusters/elasticsearch/{cluster_id}/instances/{instance_ids}/_stop \
-u $CLOUD_USER:$CLOUD_KEY