---
title: "Changes to Stop a container"
method: POST
path: "/containers/{id}/stop"
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# Changes to Stop a container

`POST /containers/{id}/stop`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 2 of 70 revisions.

- **2022-08-04** `1abc164e2b14`: 1 info
- **2022-08-01** `8a22f817148b`: 1 warning

## Changes

- **2022-08-04** `1abc164e2b14`: 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `signal`
- **2022-08-01** `8a22f817148b`: 1 warning
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `signal`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/balena-os/apis/docker-engine-api/docs/containers/:id/stop/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/balena-os/apis/docker-engine-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/balena-os/apis/docker-engine-api/changes/containers/:id/stop/post)