---
title: Halt
url: https://docs.vultr.com/reference/vultr-cli/bare-metal/halt
description: Forcefully powers off a Bare Metal server without performing a graceful shutdown, which may risk data loss.
publish_date: 2025-09-14T03:00:57.218418Z
last_updated: 2025-11-07T17:38:29.720989Z
---

The `vultr-cli bare-metal halt` command powers off a Bare Metal instance without graceful shutdown. Use with caution as this may result in data loss.

## Usage

```console
$ vultr-cli bare-metal halt <Bare Metal ID>
```