Stop a node

Stop a node while retaining its data.

POST/nodes/{nodeId}/stop

Required permission: Nodes → Write.

Path parameters

nodeIdstringRequired: ID of the node in your account. Use List nodes to find its ID.

The node must have status ready. Its payment API is unavailable while stopped, and incoming requests cannot restart it. Stopping a node does not pause billing.

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.nodana.io/v1/nodes/node-123/stop" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Response

Use Get a node to check when its status becomes stopped.

{
  "id": "node-123",
  "name": "Website payments",
  "status": "stopping",
  "endpointUrl": "https://node-abcd.nodana.app:9740",
  "failureMessage": null,
  "updateStatus": null,
  "updateCompletedAt": null,
  "createdAt": 1790852400,
  "updatedAt": 1790852400
}