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Command: `phala cvms restart`

phala cvms restart [options] [<cvm_id>]

Restart a CVM

Argument	Description
`<cvm_id>?`	CVM identifier (UUID, app_id, instance_id, or name)

Option	Description
`-h, --help`	Show help information for the current command
`-v, --version`	Show CLI version
`--api-token TOKEN, --api-key TOKEN`	API token for authenticating with Phala Cloud
`-j, --json, --no-json`	Output in JSON format
`-i, --interactive`	Enable interactive mode
`--cvm-id <value>`	CVM identifier (UUID, app_id, instance_id, or name)
`--profile PROFILE`	Temporarily use a different auth profile for this command
`--api-version <value>`	API version to use (e.g. 2026-01-21, 2026-05-22, 2026-06-23)
`--timeout SECONDS`	Request timeout in seconds (default 60)

phala cvms restart app_123

phala cvms restart 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

phala cvms restart my-app