name : 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 } ] }