---
title: "Simulate an Instance Interruption"
method: POST
path: "/aws/ec2/instance/interruption"
tags: ["Elastigroup AWS"]
---

# Simulate an Instance Interruption

`POST /aws/ec2/instance/interruption`

The simulate instance interruption API is used for simulating a spot interruption in AWS, so that customers can verify specific applicative behaviors in case an interruption takes place. Once the interruption api is called, instances posted in the API body will be terminated in AWS, thus mocking a spot interruption.

## Query parameters

- `accountId` string

## Request body

- object
  - `instancesToInterrupt` string[] — A list of group's instance ids to interrupt

## Response `200`

Simulate An Instance Interruption

- 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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