---
title: "Stop a computer"
method: POST
path: "/v1/computers/{id}/stop"
tags: ["Computers"]
---

# Stop a computer

`POST /v1/computers/{id}/stop`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.steel.dev`
- URL: `https://api.steel.dev/v1/computers/{id}/stop`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `steel-api-key`
  - none

Shut the computer down but keep its disk; already stopped is a success. Start it again to pick up where the disk left off.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Default Response

- ComputerResponse
  - `autoPause` boolean, required
  - `checkpointId` string, nullable, required
  - `diskMib` integer, required
  - `environmentId` string, uuid, nullable, required
  - `id` string, required
  - `idleTimeoutSeconds` integer, required
  - `memoryMib` integer, required
  - `projectId` string, uuid, required
  - `status` 'none' | 'creating' | 'running' | 'pausing' | 'paused' | 'waking' | 'stopped' | 'failed' | 'deleting' | 'deleted', required
  - `statusChangedAt` string, date-time, required
  - `template` string, nullable, required
  - `timeoutSeconds` integer, nullable, required
  - `vcpu` integer, required

## Changes

- **2026-10-16** `8f7e74e04bd3`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/steel-dev/apis/steel-api/changes/v1/computers/:id/stop/post.md)

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