# Cancel a Spot Instance request
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If you no longer want your Spot Instance request, you can cancel it. You can only cancel Spot Instance requests that are `open`, `active`, or `disabled`.
+ Your Spot Instance request is `open` when your request has not yet been fulfilled and no instances have been launched.
+ Your Spot Instance request is `active` when your request has been fulfilled and Spot Instances have launched as a result. 
+ Your Spot Instance request is `disabled` when you stop your Spot Instance.

If your Spot Instance request is `active` and has an associated running Spot Instance, canceling the request does not terminate the instance. For more information about terminating a Spot Instance, see [Terminate a Spot Instance](using-spot-instances-request.md#terminating-a-spot-instance).

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#### [ Console ]

**To cancel a Spot Instance request**

1. Open the Amazon EC2 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Spot Requests**.

1. Select the Spot Instance request.

1. Choose **Actions**, **Cancel request**.

1. (Optional) If you are finished with the associated Spot Instances, you can terminate them. In the **Cancel Spot request** dialog box, select **Terminate instances**, and then choose **Confirm**.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

**To cancel a Spot Instance request**  
Use the following [cancel-spot-instance-requests](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/cancel-spot-instance-requests.html) command.

```
aws ec2 cancel-spot-instance-requests --spot-instance-request-ids sir-0e54a519c9EXAMPLE
```

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#### [ PowerShell ]

**To cancel a Spot Instance request**  
Use the [Stop-EC2SpotInstanceRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/Stop-EC2SpotInstanceRequest.html) cmdlet.

```
Stop-EC2SpotInstanceRequest -SpotInstanceRequestId sir-0e54a519c9EXAMPLE
```

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