---
title: "Retire Pg Instance"
method: POST
path: "/admin/pg-instances/{instance_id}/retire"
---

# Retire Pg Instance

`POST /admin/pg-instances/{instance_id}/retire`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.xhostd.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.xhostd.com/admin/pg-instances/{instance_id}/retire`
- Auth: none declared

Retire an instance and record its removal from its cell (admin).

:func:`retire_pg_instance_for_admin` holds the refusals and the
removal contract.

## Path parameters

- `instance_id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `authorization` string, nullable

## Request body

- InstanceCommandRequest
  - `request_id` string, uuid, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- object

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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