# Force stop an engine

```
POST 
/engines/:id/force-stop
```

Stops the engine immediately, skipping the graceful shutdown: the engine is torn down right away without closing its playlists first, so viewers may see playback fail instead of the stream ending cleanly. Works from any non-stopped state, including while the engine is `stopping` after a regular stop. The engine reports `stopping` until the teardown has completed (usually a few seconds), then `stopped`, and can only be started again once it is `stopped`. Prefer `POST /engines/{id}/stop` unless the engine has to be gone immediately. Returns 409 `already_stopped` for a stopped engine.

## Request

## Responses

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Engine force stopped