---
title: "Sleep a running machine"
method: POST
path: "/v1/machines/{machine_id}/sleep"
tags: ["Machine Lifecycle"]
---

# Sleep a running machine

`POST /v1/machines/{machine_id}/sleep`

## Path parameters

- `machine_id` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Dedalus-Org-Id` string
- `Idempotency-Key` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- LifecycleResponse
  - `autosleep_seconds` integer, required — Seconds of inactivity before autosleep. 0 disables autosleep.
  - `desired_state` 'running' | 'sleeping' | 'destroyed', required
  - `machine_id` string, required
  - `memory_mib` integer, required — Memory in MiB.
  - `phase` 'accepted' | 'placement_pending' | 'starting' | 'running' | 'stopping' | 'sleeping' | 'destroying' | 'destroyed' | 'failed', required
  - `storage_gib` integer, required
  - `vcpu` number, double, required — CPU in vCPUs.

## Other responses

- `202` — Mutation accepted or in-progress
- `401` — Authentication required
- `403` — Forbidden
- `409` — Conflict
- `429` — Rate limited
- `503` — Dependency unavailable
- `default` — Error

---

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