---
title: "Stop the Nutch server"
method: GET
path: "/admin/stop"
tags: ["Admin"]
---

# Stop the Nutch server

`GET /admin/stop`

Initiates a graceful shutdown of the Nutch server. If jobs are still running and force is not set, the server will refuse to stop.

## Query parameters

- `force` boolean

## Response `200`

Shutdown status message.

- string

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized. Basic authentication credentials are missing or invalid.
- `500` — An unexpected server error occurred.

---

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