---
title: "Stop a container"
method: POST
path: "/containers/{id}/stop"
tags: ["Container"]
---

# Stop a container

`POST /containers/{id}/stop`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `signal` string
- `t` integer

## Response `204`

no error

## Other responses

- `304` — container already stopped
- `404` — no such container
- `500` — server error

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/docker/apis/docker-engine-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/docker/apis/docker-engine-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/docker/docker-engine-api/versions/a181425ed19e/schema)