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# Recovery

Initiate or stop recovery mode to perform system rescue operations. This category enables you to boot a virtual machine into a state suitable for repairing file systems or recovering data.

Initiate or stop recovery mode to perform system rescue operations. This category enables you to boot a virtual machine into a state suitable for repairing file systems or recovering data.

* `POST` [Start recovery mode](/api-reference/endpoints/vps/recovery/start-recovery-mode.md)
* `DELETE` [Stop recovery mode](/api-reference/endpoints/vps/recovery/stop-recovery-mode.md)