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

# shutdown

`POST /system/shutdown`

### Shutdown a single KAR runtime

Initiate an orderly shutdown of the target KAR runtime process.

## Response `200`

A success message.

## Changes

- **2020-05-13** `b7804ebe18b9` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ibm/apis/kar/changes/system/shutdown/post.md)

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