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## stop pod

Stop a running Pod to pause compute operations. The Pod's persistent storage will be retained, but you'll continue to be charged for storage until the Pod is removed.

<RequestExample>
  ```sh Command theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
  runpodctl stop pod <podId> [flags]
  ```
</RequestExample>

## Example

Stop a running Pod.

```sh  theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
runpodctl stop pod abc123xyz456
```

## Arguments

<ResponseField name="<podId>" type="string" required>
  The ID of the Pod to stop. You can find Pod IDs using the `runpodctl get pod` command.
</ResponseField>

## Related commands

* [`runpodctl start pod`](/runpodctl/reference/runpodctl-start-pod)
* [`runpodctl get pod`](/runpodctl/reference/runpodctl-get-pod)