[[cluster-nodes-shutdown]]
== Nodes Shutdown

The nodes shutdown API allows to shutdown one or more (or all) nodes in
the cluster. Here is an example of shutting the `_local` node the
request is directed to:

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$ curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:9200/_cluster/nodes/_local/_shutdown'
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Specific node(s) can be shutdown as well using their respective node ids
(or other selective options as explained
<<cluster-nodes,here>> .):

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$ curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:9200/_cluster/nodes/nodeId1,nodeId2/_shutdown'
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The master (of the cluster) can also be shutdown using:

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$ curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:9200/_cluster/nodes/_master/_shutdown'
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Finally, all nodes can be shutdown using one of the options below:

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$ curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:9200/_shutdown'

$ curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:9200/_cluster/nodes/_shutdown'

$ curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:9200/_cluster/nodes/_all/_shutdown'
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[[delay]]
=== Delay

By default, the shutdown will be executed after a 1 second delay (`1s`).
The delay can be customized by setting the `delay` parameter in a time
value format. For example:

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$ curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:9200/_cluster/nodes/_local/_shutdown?delay=10s'
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=== Disable Shutdown

The shutdown API can be disabled by setting `action.disable_shutdown` in
the node configuration.
