# Stop instances

**POST /deployments/{deployment_id}/{resource_kind}/{ref_id}/instances/{instance_ids}/_stop**

Stops instances belonging to a Deployment Resource.


## Servers
- https://api.elastic-cloud.com/api/v1: https://api.elastic-cloud.com/api/v1 ()



## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **deployment_id** (string)
  Identifier for the Deployment.
- **resource_kind** (string)
  The kind of resource (one of elasticsearch, kibana, apm, or integrations_server).
- **ref_id** (string)
  User-specified RefId for the Resource (or '_main' if there is only one).
- **instance_ids** (array[string])
  A comma-separated list of instance identifiers.

### Query parameters
- **ignore_missing** (boolean)
  If true and the instance does not exist then quietly proceed to the next instance, otherwise treated as an error.


## Responses
### 202
The stop command was issued successfully.

#### Body: application/json (object)
- **warnings** (array[object])
  List of warnings generated from validating command

### 403
The start maintenance mode command was prohibited for the given Resource. (code: `deployments.instance_update_prohibited_error`)
#### Headers
- **x-cloud-error-codes** (string)
  The error codes associated with the response

#### Body: application/json (object)
- **errors** (array[object])
  A list of errors that occurred in the failing request

### 404
* The Deployment specified by {deployment_id} cannot be found. (code: `deployments.deployment_not_found`)
* The Resource specified by {ref_id} cannot be found. (code: `deployments.deployment_resource_not_found`)
* One or more instances of the given resource type are missing. (code: `deployments.instances_missing_on_update_error`)
#### Headers
- **x-cloud-error-codes** (string)
  The error codes associated with the response

#### Body: application/json (object)
- **errors** (array[object])
  A list of errors that occurred in the failing request

### 500
A Resource that was previously stored no longer exists. (code: `deployments.deployment_resource_no_longer_exists`)
#### Headers
- **x-cloud-error-codes** (string)
  The error codes associated with the response

#### Body: application/json (object)
- **errors** (array[object])
  A list of errors that occurred in the failing request


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