---
title: "Shutdown evcc"
method: POST
path: "/system/shutdown"
tags: ["system"]
---

# Shutdown evcc

`POST /system/shutdown`

Shut down instance. There is no reboot command. We expect the underlying system (docker, systemd, etc.) to restart the evcc instance once it's terminated.

## Response `204`

Success - Blank response

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized - Login and try again

## Changes

> 37 revisions in range; 2 could not be searched.

- **2026-06-06** `0e65ec723370` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `bearerAuth` was added to the API
- **2025-08-10** `c4027a2cb484` — 1 info
  - api operation id `shutdownSystem` was added
- **2025-08-01** `2429e9297a5c` — 2 info
  - api operation id `shutdownSystem` removed and replaced with ``
  - the endpoint scheme security `bearerAuth` was removed from the API

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/evcc-io/apis/evcc/changes/system/shutdown/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/evcc-io/apis/evcc.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/evcc-io/apis/evcc/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/evcc-io/evcc/revisions/5152af83a070/schema)