StopInstance - Elastic Compute Service

Stops an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance in the Running state. After you call this operation, the state of the instance changes to Stopping and then to Stopped.

Operation description

This operation is an asynchronous operation. After you call this operation to stop an ECS instance, the operation sets the status of the ECS instance to Stopping and begins the stop process. You can call the DescribeInstanceStatus operation to query the status of the ECS instance. When the status of the ECS instance changes to Stopped, the instance is stopped.

Precautions

You cannot call this operation to stop an ECS instance that is locked for security reasons. For more information, see API behavior when an instance is locked for security reasons.
After you enable the default economical mode for all pay-as-you-go ECS instances located in virtual private clouds (VPCs) in your account, you can set StoppedMode to KeepCharging for the ECS instance that you want to stop to enable standard mode. This way, the ECS instance continues to be billed after the instance is stopped. The instance type resources and public IP address of the instance are retained.

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Authorization information

The following table shows the authorization information corresponding to the API. The authorization information can be used in the Action policy element to grant a RAM user or RAM role the permissions to call this API operation. Description:

Operation: the value that you can use in the Action element to specify the operation on a resource.
Access level: the access level of each operation. The levels are read, write, and list.
Resource type: the type of the resource on which you can authorize the RAM user or the RAM role to perform the operation. Take note of the following items:
- The required resource types are displayed in bold characters.
- If the permissions cannot be granted at the resource level, All Resources is used in the Resource type column of the operation.
Condition Key: the condition key that is defined by the cloud service.
Associated operation: other operations that the RAM user or the RAM role must have permissions to perform to complete the operation. To complete the operation, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform the associated operations.

Operation	Access level	Resource type	Condition key	Associated operation
ecs:StopInstance	update	*Instance `acs:ecs:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:instance/{#instanceId}`	none	none

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
InstanceId	string	Yes	The ID of the instance.	i-bp67acfmxazb4ph****
ConfirmStop	boolean	No	This parameter will be removed in the future and is retained only to ensure compatibility. We recommend that you ignore this parameter.	true
ForceStop	boolean	No	Specifies whether to forcefully stop the ECS instance. Valid values: true: forcefully stops the ECS instance. If you set ForceStop to true, this operation is equivalent to a power-off operation. Cache data that is not written to storage devices on the instance is lost. false: normally stops the ECS instance. Default value: false.	false
StoppedMode	string	No	The stop mode of the pay-as-you-go instance. Valid values: StopCharging: economical mode. For information about how `StopCharging` takes effect, see the "Conditions for enabling economical mode" section in Economical mode. KeepCharging: standard mode. You continue to be charged for instances that are stopped in standard mode. Default value: If the conditions for enabling the economical mode are met and you have enabled this mode in the ECS console, the default value is StopCharging . For more information, see the "Enable economical mode" section in `Economical mode`. Otherwise, the default value is `KeepCharging`.	KeepCharging
DryRun	boolean	No	Specifies whether to perform only a dry run, without performing the actual request. Valid values: true: performs only a dry run. The system checks the request for potential issues, including missing parameter values, incorrect request syntax, service limits, and available ECS resources. If the request fails the dry run, an error message is returned. If the request passes the dry run, the `DryRunOperation` error code is returned. false: performs a dry run and performs the actual request. Default value: false.	true
Hibernate	boolean	No	Note This parameter is in invitational preview and is not publicly available.	hide

Response parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Example
	object
RequestId	string	The request ID.	1C488B66-B819-4D14-8711-C4EAAA13AC01

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Sample success responses

JSONformat

{
  "RequestId": "1C488B66-B819-4D14-8711-C4EAAA13AC01"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code	Error code	Error message	Description
403	IncorrectInstanceStatus	The current status of the resource does not support this operation.	The resource is in a state that does not support the current operation.
403	InstanceLockedForSecurity	The specified operation is denied as your instance is locked for security reasons.	-
403	DiskError	IncorrectDiskStatus	The specified disk status is invalid.
403	InstanceType.ParameterMismatch	The input parameter ConfirmStop must be true when an instance have localstorage.	The ConfirmStop parameter is not set to true for the instance that uses local storage.
403	InstanceExpiredOrInArrears	The specified operation is denied as your prepay instance is expired (prepay mode) or in arrears (afterpay mode).	The subscription instance has expired. You must renew the instance before you can proceed.
403	InvalidInstanceId.NotSupport	Classic network Instance does not support this operation.	Instances that reside in the classic network do not support the operation.
403	InvalidInstanceId.NotSupport	Pre pay instance does not support this operation.	Subscription instances do not support the operation.
403	InvalidInstanceId.NotSupport	Local disk instance does not support this operation.	The operation is not supported while the instance has local disks attached.
403	InvalidInstanceId.NotSupport	Spot instance does not support this operation.	Preemptible instances do not support the operation.
403	IncorrectInstanceStatus	%s	The instance is in a state that does not support the current operation.
403	InvalidParameter.KMSKeyId.CMKUnauthorized	The CMK needs to be added ECS tag	-
403	InvalidParameter.KMSKeyId.CMKNotEnabled	The CMK needs to be enabled.	The customer master key (CMK) is not enabled when KMSKeyId is specified for an encrypted disk. You can call the DescribeKey operation of KMS to query information about the specified CMK.
403	InvalidParameter.KMSKeyId.KMSUnauthorized	ECS service have no right to access your KMS.	ECS is not authorized to access your KMS resources.
403	HibernationConfigured.InstanceOperationForbidden	The operation is not permitted due to limit of the hibernation configured instance.	The operation cannot be performed due to the limitations of instances for which the instance hibernation feature is enabled.
403	HibernationConfigured.NotEnabled	The instance hibernation configured option is not enabled.	-
404	InvalidInstanceId.NotFound	The specified InstanceId does not exist.	The specified instance does not exist.
500	InternalError	The request processing has failed due to some unknown error.	An internal error has occurred. Try again later.
500	InternalError	The request processing has failed due to some unknown error, exception or failure.	An internal error has occurred. Try again later.

For a list of error codes, visit the Service error codes.

Change history

Change time	Summary of changes	Operation
2024-12-20	The Error code has changed	View Change Details
2023-07-17	The Error code has changed	View Change Details
2021-05-25	The Error code has changed	View Change Details