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Contain Agent

POST /fabric/security/contain/{agent_id}

Last reviewed 2026-10-02

POST /fabric/security/contain/{agent_id}

Contain an agent (emergency stop).

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Meaning
`agent_id` required	path	string
`reason`	query	string	default `"security_incident"`

Responses

Status	Meaning	Body
`200`	Successful Response	object
`422`	Validation Error	`HTTPValidationError`
`401`	No key, or a key that is not valid	JSON `detail`
`429`	Rate limit for your plan reached; retry after the Retry-After seconds	JSON `detail`

Try it

Your API key X-API-Key Remember the key in this tab onlyagent_id pathreason query

This call changes data in the account the key belongs to.

The request goes from your browser straight to this site. Your key is not stored unless you tick the box, and then only in this tab's session storage.

Code

curl -sS -X POST 'https://cainstudio.online/fabric/security/contain/<agent_id>' \
  -H "X-API-Key: $CAIN_API_KEY"

import json, os, urllib.request

req = urllib.request.Request('https://cainstudio.online/fabric/security/contain/<agent_id>', method='POST',
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["CAIN_API_KEY"]})
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=60) as r:
    print(r.status, json.load(r))

const res = await fetch("https://cainstudio.online/fabric/security/contain/<agent_id>", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "X-API-Key": process.env.CAIN_API_KEY!,
  },
});
console.log(res.status, await res.json());

Schemas used

HTTPValidationError · ValidationError

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