---
title: "Server actions"
method: PUT
path: "/v2/servers/{serverName}/actions/{action}"
tags: ["Servers Configuration"]
---

# Server actions

`PUT /v2/servers/{serverName}/actions/{action}`

Tells the server to perform an action. This API is available in builds 18647 or later.

## Path parameters

- `serverName` string, required
- `action` 'heapDump' | 'restart' | 'stackTrace' | 'start' | 'stop', required

## Query parameters

- `filename` string

## Response `200`

Successful response

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `402` — Payment Required
- `404` — Not found
- `415` — Unsupported Media Type
- `500` — Internal server error

---

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