081-v2-api-reference-instance-controller-restart-instance.md

title	Restart Instance - Evolution API Documentation
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summary	This document details the API endpoint and required parameters for restarting a specific instance using an HTTP PUT request.
tags	api-endpoint instance-restart http-put api-key path-parameter
category	reference

curl --request PUT \
  --url https://evolution-example/instance/restart/{instance} \
  --header 'apikey: <api-key>'

{
  "instance": {
    "instanceName": "teste-docs",
    "state": "open"
  }
}

PUT

/

instance

/

restart

/

{instance}

curl --request PUT \
  --url https://evolution-example/instance/restart/{instance} \
  --header 'apikey: <api-key>'

{
  "instance": {
    "instanceName": "teste-docs",
    "state": "open"
  }
}

Authorizations

Your authorization key header

Path Parameters

Name of the instance to restart

Response

Instance ConnectConnection State