By speedo1947
We have a use case where we need to keep the droplet running for a time period i.e. 8 am to 5 pm. The droplet should be stopped out of these working hours.
Currently we are doing manually. Is there any way to automate this?
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Hi @speedo1947,
I’ll suggest giving the DigitalOcean API a look:
You can use the following CURL Post request:
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer b7d03a6947b217efb6f3ec3bd3504582" \
-d '{"type":"power_off"}' \
"https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/droplets/3164450/actions"
Just remember to replace b7d03a6947b217efb6f3ec3bd3504582 with your own API token and 3164450 with your Droplet’s ID.
Ofcourse, when you want to start the droplet, replace power_off with power_on.
Hi there,
In addition to what has already been mentioned, here are a few examples of how to use the DigitalOcean API with different types of programming languages:
The example is with a reboot, but you can change this to power_off and power_on accordingly.
Best, Bobby
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