Hetzner CloudInstall

Summary

Sends an ACPI shutdown request to a Hetzner Cloud server, asking the OS to power down gracefully, and returns the resulting action object.

Inputs

• Server (required) — The server to shut down. Pick from a searchable list (first 50 servers, filtered by name) or enter the numeric server ID directly. The ID is inserted into the request path.
• Request Options — Node-level settings: batching (items per batch, default 50, and interval between batches, default 1000 ms), ignore SSL issues, HTTP proxy, and request timeout (default 10000 ms).

Output shape

One item per input item, containing the Hetzner action object. It is unwrapped from the API's action property and describes the shutdown action (id, command, status, progress, timestamps, resources).

The call returns once the action is created, not when the server is off. The action usually has status 'running'. To confirm shutdown, poll the Action resource's Get operation or check the server status. ACPI shutdown depends on the guest OS responding, so it may not complete if the OS ignores the request. For a forced stop, use Power Off instead.

Examples

Example 1: Gracefully stop a specific server before maintenance

Resource: Server, Operation: Shutdown, Server: From List → select 'web-01'.

Example 2: Shut down a server whose ID comes from a previous node

Server mode: By ID, value set to the expression {{ $json.id }}.

Links

• n8n community nodes installation guide