---
title: "Restart Instance"
method: PUT
path: "/instance/restart/{instance}"
tags: ["Instance Controller"]
---

# Restart Instance

`PUT /instance/restart/{instance}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://evolution-example`
- URL: `https://evolution-example/instance/restart/{instance}`
- Auth: API key in header `apikey`

Restarts the instance

## Path parameters

- `instance` string, required

## Response `200`

Ok

- object
  - `instance` object
    - `instanceName` string: The name of the instance.
    - `state` string: The state of the instance.

## Other responses

- `404`: Instance not found

## Changes

- **2024-11-25** (v2) `c153448703e5`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2024-08-09** (v2) `996acfdb07ce`: 1 breaking
  - api removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/changes/instance/restart/:instance/put.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/revisions/153363ee7f38?raw)