---
title: "Instance Standby"
method: POST
path: "/aws/ec2/instance/{instanceId}/standby/enter"
tags: ["Elastigroup AWS"]
---

# Instance Standby

`POST /aws/ec2/instance/{instanceId}/standby/enter`

Instance Standby enables you to put an instance in Standby state , update or troubleshoot the instance, and then return the instance to service. Instances that are on standby are still part of the Elastigroup, but they don't get application traffic.
Whenever instance is standby state -
It will be de-registered from all the ELBs / ALBs in the Elastigroup It won't be affected from Scale down activities in the Elastigroup The instance health won't be checked, and it won't be replaced When the instance exits the Standby state -
The instance will be register back to all the ELBs / ALBs that are defined in the Elastigroup It will be considered and affected from all the Elastigroup activities (helth checks, scaling, etc.)

## Path parameters

- `instanceId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `accountId` string

## Response `200`

Instance Standby Responce

- object
  - `request` object — Original request properties
    - `id` string — Unique ID associated with this request
    - `url` string — The URL that was used for the request
    - `method` string — The HTTP **METHOD** used for the request
    - `timestamp` string — When the request was received by Spot
  - `response` object — Response package that includes, status, type and any relevant data.
    - `status` object
      - `code` integer — HTTP status code assigned to this response
      - `message` string — HTTP status message for the respective status code

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request

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