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Suspend a PostgreSQL Managed Database

An MCP tool from the Linode API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Suspend a PostgreSQL Managed Database from your account, releasing idle resources and keeping only necessary data. All service data is lost if there are no backups available. This halts billing for the cluster. - The user needs… [POST /v4/databases/postgresql/instances/{instanceId}/suspend]

Name on the gateway: linode_api__suspend_databases_postgre_sql_instance · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
instanceId requiredintegerThe ID of the Managed PostgreSQL Database.

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "linode_api__suspend_databases_postgre_sql_instance",
  "arguments": {
    "instanceId": 0
  }
}

Or connect the Linode API server directly, which lists 439 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-linode-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/linode-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the suspend a postgresql managed database tool with instanceId set to ….

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