---
title: "PUT /containers/{handle}"
method: PUT
path: "/containers/{handle}"
tags: ["containers"]
---

# PUT /containers/{handle}

`PUT /containers/{handle}`

Commit and close a container handle

## Path parameters

- `handle` string, required

## Query parameters

- `wait_time` integer

## Response `200`

OK

## Other responses

- `404` — not found
- `409` — conflict
- `default` — Error

## Changes

- **2018-06-14** `d95851b27556` — 1 info
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `Op-ID` to all path's operations
- **2016-09-29** `3611f180bc01` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `409`
- **2016-09-22** `cd3b04ac340a` — 1 info
  - removed the non-success response with the status `409`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/vmware/apis/port-layer-api/changes/containers/:handle/put.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/vmware/apis/port-layer-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/vmware/apis/port-layer-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/vmware/port-layer-api/revisions/5fff0b8814c7/schema)