---
title: Stop Instance
url: https://docs.vultr.com/products/compute/instances/bare-metal/management/stop-instance
description: Learn how to properly stop a Vultr Bare Metal instance to pause services while maintaining your configuration and data.
publish_date: 2024-09-23T20:20:27.519420Z
last_updated: 2026-05-26T18:50:36.339326Z
---

# How to Stop a Vultr Bare Metal Instance

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 Bare Metal instance using the Vultr Console, API, or CLI.

=== "Vultr Console"

    1. Navigate to **Products** and click **Compute**.
    1. Click your target instance to open its management page.
    1. Click **Stop Server** on the top-right navigation menu to stop the instance.
    1. Click **Stop Server** in the confirmation prompt to stop the instance.

=== "Vultr API"

    1. Send a `GET` request to the [**List Bare Metal Instances** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/baremetal/operation/list-baremetals) and note the target instance's ID in your output.

        ```console
        $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/bare-metals" \
          -X GET \
          -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"
        ```

    1. Send a `POST` request to the [**Halt Bare Metal** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/baremetal/operation/halt-baremetal) to stop the instance.

        ```console
        $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/bare-metals/{baremetal-id}/halt" \
          -X POST \
          -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"
        ```

=== "Vultr CLI"

    1. List all Bare Metal instances in your Vultr account and note the target instance's ID.

        ```console
        $ vultr-cli bare-metal list
        ```

    1. Stop the instance.

        ```console
        $ vultr-cli bare-metal stop <instance-id>
        ```