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**To stop a stack's instances**
The following example stops all of a stack's 24/7 instances.
To stop a particular instance, use ``stop-instance``. ::
aws opsworks --region us-east-1 stop-stack --stack-id 8c428b08-a1a1-46ce-a5f8-feddc43771b8
*Output*: No output.
**More Information**
For more information, see `Stopping an Instance`_ in the *AWS OpsWorks User Guide*.
.. _`Stopping an Instance`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/opsworks/latest/userguide/workinginstances-starting.html#workinginstances-starting-stop