1 ---
2 title: npm-stop
3 section: 1
4 description: Stop a package
5 github_repo: npm/cli
6 github_branch: release/v6
7 github_path: docs/content/commands/npm-stop.md
8 redirect_from:
9 - /cli-documentation/v6/cli-commands/npm-stop
10 - /cli-documentation/v6/cli-commands/stop
11 - /cli-documentation/v6/commands/npm-stop
12 - /cli-documentation/v6/commands/stop
13 - /cli-documentation/v6/npm-stop
14 - /cli-documentation/v6/stop
15 - /cli/v6/cli-commands/npm-stop
16 - /cli/v6/cli-commands/stop
17 - /cli/v6/commands/stop
18 - /cli/v6/npm-stop
19 - /cli/v6/stop
20 ---
21
22 ### Synopsis
23
24 ```bash
25 npm stop [-- <args>]
26 ```
27
28 ### Description
29
30 This runs a package's "stop" script, if one was provided.
31
32 ### See Also
33
34 - [npm run-script](/cli/v6/commands/npm-run-script)
35 - [npm scripts](/cli/v6/using-npm/scripts)
36 - [npm test](/cli/v6/commands/npm-test)
37 - [npm start](/cli/v6/commands/npm-start)
38 - [npm restart](/cli/v6/commands/npm-restart)