doctl compute droplet-action shutdown
Generated on 9 Apr 2025
from doctl version
v1.124.0
Usage
doctl compute droplet-action shutdown <droplet-id> [flags]Description
Shuts down a Droplet.
A shutdown action is an attempt to shutdown the Droplet in a graceful way, similar to using the shutdown command from the Droplet’s console. Since a shutdown command can fail, this action guarantees that the command is issued, not that it succeeds. The preferred way to turn off a Droplet is to attempt a shutdown, with a reasonable timeout, followed by a doctl compute droplet-action power_off action to ensure the Droplet is off.
Droplets that are powered off are still billable. To stop incurring charges on a Droplet, destroy it.
Example
The following example shuts down a Droplet with the ID 386734086:
doctl compute droplet-action shutdown 386734086Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--format |
Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: ID, Status, Type, StartedAt, CompletedAt, ResourceID, ResourceType, Region. |
--help, -h |
Help for this command |
--no-header |
Return raw data with no headers Default: false |
--wait |
Instruct the terminal to wait for the action to complete before returning access to the user Default: false |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl compute droplet-action | Display Droplet action commands |
Global Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--access-token, -t |
API V2 access token |
--api-url, -u |
Override default API endpoint |
--config, -c |
Specify a custom config file Default: |
--context |
Specify a custom authentication context name |
--http-retry-max |
Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
Default: 5 |
--http-retry-wait-max |
Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 30 |
--http-retry-wait-min |
Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 1 |
--interactive |
Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
Default: false |
--output, -o |
Desired output format [text|json] Default: text |
--trace |
Show a log of network activity while performing a command Default: false |
--verbose, -v |
Enable verbose output Default: false |