[id='rest_v2_cluster_stop']
= Stopping {brandname} Clusters
Shut down entire {brandname} clusters with `POST` requests.

[source,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+]
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POST /rest/v2/cluster?action=stop
----

{brandname} responds with `200(OK)` and then performs an orderly shutdown of
the entire cluster.


[id='rest_v2_stop_cluster_server']
= Stopping Specific {brandname} Servers in Clusters
Shut down one or more specific servers in {brandname} clusters with `GET`
requests and the `?action=stop&server` parameter.

[source,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+]
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POST /rest/v2/cluster?action=stop&server={server1_host}&server={server2_host}
----

{brandname} responds with `200(OK)`.
