AWS Turn Off EC2 Instance action

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  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    • Action that stops the specified Amazon Web Services (AWS) Virtual Machine (VM).

    Roles and availability

    Subscription requirements
    To use this action in custom flows, you must obtain an Integration Hub Enterprise subscription or an App Engine subscription. For more information, see Request Integration Hub.
    Role requirements
    This action requires roles granted by delegated development or assigned to the user. For more information, see User access to Flow Designer.

    Cloud permission

    To execute this action, the caller must have the ec2:StopInstances cloud permission.

    Inputs

    Provide a value for each input that your action needs. To add dynamic values, you can also select data pills using the pill picker.

    Instances
    Data type: String

    AWS instance ID. Enter the comma-separated list of AWS instance IDs.

    Example: i-1234567890abcdef0, i-1234567761abcdek1

    Credential Alias
    Data type: Record

    Credential alias for the AWS credential.

    Location
    Data type: String

    Name of the datacenter.

    Use MID
    Data type: True/False

    Selection to indicate whether to use a MID Server to make the outbound calls.

    MID Server
    Data type: Record

    MID Server for making the outbound calls.

    Gov Cloud
    Data type: True/False Not supported.

    Outputs

    You can use these outputs as inputs for other actions.

    Is Access Denied
    Data type: True/False
    Server authorization status of the call.
    • True: The server has authorized the call
    • False: The server didn't authorize the call
    Error Message
    Data type: String

    Error message returned for the failed call.

    Result
    Data type: True/False
    Status of the action.
    • True: Successful
    • False: Failed
    Error code
    Data type: String

    Client error code returned for the failed call.