---
title: "Cancel Instance"
method: POST
path: "/instances/{job_id}/cancel"
tags: ["Instances"]
---

# Cancel Instance

`POST /instances/{job_id}/cancel`

Cancel a running or queued instance. For interactive instances, stops the container.

## Path parameters

- `job_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/aabiro/apis/xcelsior.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/aabiro/apis/xcelsior/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/aabiro/xcelsior/versions/b4f5ef136e6a/schema)