---
title: "shutdown"
method: POST
path: "/v1/system/shutdown"
tags: ["system"]
---

# shutdown

`POST /v1/system/shutdown`

### Shutdown a single KAR runtime

Initiate an orderly shutdown of the target KAR runtime process.

## Response `200`

A success message.

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/ibm/apis/kar.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/ibm/apis/kar/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/ibm/kar/versions/f288d7bc7700/schema)