References general file structure (methods)

content/references/rippled-api/admin-rippled-methods/server-control-methods/stop.md

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+## stop
+[[Source]<br>](https://github.com/ripple/rippled/blob/develop/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Stop.cpp "Source")
+
+Gracefully shuts down the server.
+
+*The `stop` request is an [admin command](#connecting-to-rippled) that cannot be run by unprivileged users!*
+
+#### Request Format
+An example of the request format:
+
+<!-- MULTICODE_BLOCK_START -->
+
+*WebSocket*
+
+```
+{
+    "id": 0,
+    "command": "stop"
+}
+```
+
+*JSON-RPC*
+
+```
+{
+    "method": "stop",
+    "params": [
+        {}
+    ]
+}
+```
+
+*Commandline*
+
+```
+rippled stop
+```
+
+<!-- MULTICODE_BLOCK_END -->
+
+The request includes no parameters.
+
+#### Response Format
+
+An example of a successful response:
+
+<!-- MULTICODE_BLOCK_START -->
+
+*JSON-RPC*
+
+```
+{
+   "result" : {
+      "message" : "ripple server stopping",
+      "status" : "success"
+   }
+}
+```
+
+*Commandline*
+
+```
+Loading: "/etc/rippled.cfg"
+Connecting to 127.0.0.1:5005
+{
+   "result" : {
+      "message" : "ripple server stopping",
+      "status" : "success"
+   }
+}
+```
+
+<!-- MULTICODE_BLOCK_END -->
+
+The response follows the [standard format](#response-formatting), with a successful result containing the following fields:
+
+| `Field`   | Type   | Description                          |
+|:----------|:-------|:-------------------------------------|
+| `message` | String | `ripple server stopping` on success. |
+
+#### Possible Errors
+
+* Any of the [universal error types](#universal-errors).