Stopping an instance shuts it down and disables connectivity to the main network interface. The operating system and all running processes are stopped, but the instance normal billing cycle continues unless destroyed.
Follow this guide to stop a Vultr Cloud GPU instance using the Vultr Customer Portal, API, or CLI.
Send a GET
request to the List Instances endpoint and note the target instance's ID in the output.
$ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/instances" \
-X GET \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"
Send a POST
request to the Halt Instances endpoint to stop the instance.
$ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/instances/halt" \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{
"instance_ids" : [
"your-instance-id"
]
}'
List all instances in your Vultr account and note the target instance's ID.
$ vultr-cli instance list
Stop the instance.
$ vultr-cli instance stop <your-instance-id>
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