---
title: "Change state of service_name.instance_name"
method: POST
path: "/services/{service}/{instance}/state/{desired_state}"
tags: ["service"]
---

# Change state of service_name.instance_name

`POST /services/{service}/{instance}/state/{desired_state}`

## Path parameters

- `service` string, required
- `instance` string, required
- `desired_state` string, required

## Response `200`

Result of instance state change

## Other responses

- `404` — Deployment key not found
- `500` — Instance failure

---

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