TerminateInstances
The TerminateInstances operation shuts down
one or more instances. This operation is idempotent and
terminating an instance that is in the process of shutting down (or
already terminated) will succeed.
Terminated instances remain visible for a short period of time (approximately one hour) after termination, after which their instance ID is invalidated.
The following table describes the request parameters for
TerminateInstances. Parameter names are case
sensitive.
| Element Name | Definition | Required? | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
InstanceId.n
|
One or more instance IDs returned from previous calls to
RunInstances.
|
Yes |
string
|
The following table describes the default response tags included
in TerminateInstances responses.
| Element Name | Definition | Type |
|---|---|---|
instancesSet
|
A complex type containing describing the current and new state of each instance specified. |
ec2:TerminateInstancesResponseInfoType[]
|
https://ec2.amazonaws.com/ ?Action=TerminateInstances &InstanceId.1=i-2ea64347 &InstanceId.2=i-21a64348 &...auth parameters...
<TerminateInstancesResponse xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2007-01-03">
<instancesSet>
<item>
<instanceId>i-28a64341</instanceId>
<shutdownState>
<code>32</code>
<name>shutting-down</name>
</shutdownState>
<previousState>
<code>16</code>
<name>running</name>
</previousState>
</item>
<item>
<instanceId>i-21a64348</instanceId>
<shutdownState>
<code>32</code>
<name>shutting-down</name>
</shutdownState>
<previousState>
<code>16</code>
<name>running</name>
</previousState>
</item>
</instancesSet>
</TerminateInstancesResponse>