.. _es-guide-reference-api-admin-cluster-nodes-shutdown:

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Admin Cluster Nodes Shutdown
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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:


.. code-block:: js

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


Specific node(s) can be shutdown as well using their respective node ids:


.. code-block:: js

    $ curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:9200/_cluster/nodes/nodeId1,nodeId2/_shutdown'


The master (of the cluster) can also be shutdown using:


.. code-block:: js

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


Finally, all nodes can be shutdown using one of the options below:


.. code-block:: js

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


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


.. code-block:: js

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