# stop-deployment

> Stop deployment with the Unkey API CLI

Stop a running deployment and release its compute resources.

## Usage

```bash
unkey api deployments stop-deployment [flags]
```

## Flags

<ParamField body="--deployment-id" type="string" required>
Unique deployment identifier.
</ParamField>

## Global Flags

| Flag | Type | Description |
|------|------|-------------|
| `--root-key` | string | Override root key (`$UNKEY_ROOT_KEY`) |
| `--api-url` | string | Override API base URL (default: `https://api.unkey.com`) |
| `--config` | string | Path to config file (default: `~/.unkey/config.toml`) |
| `--output` | string | Output format - use `json` for raw JSON |
| `--body` | string | Send this JSON string as the request body. You cannot combine it with request-building flags. |

## Examples

<CodeGroup>
```bash Basic
unkey api deployments stop-deployment --deployment-id=dep_1234abcd
```
</CodeGroup>

See the [Stop deployment API reference](https://www.unkey.com/docs/api-reference/v2/deployments/stop-deployment).