File: //lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/examples/lightsail/stop-instance.rst
**To stop an instance**
The following ``stop-instance`` example stops the specified instance. ::
aws lightsail stop-instance \
--instance-name WordPress-1
Output::
{
"operations": [
{
"id": "265357e2-2943-4d51-888a-1EXAMPLE7585",
"resourceName": "WordPress-1",
"resourceType": "Instance",
"createdAt": 1571695471.134,
"location": {
"availabilityZone": "us-west-2a",
"regionName": "us-west-2"
},
"isTerminal": false,
"operationType": "StopInstance",
"status": "Started",
"statusChangedAt": 1571695471.134
}
]
}