---
title: "Send pause command to localplay"
method: POST
path: "/localplay/pause"
tags: ["Playback Control"]
---

# Send pause command to localplay

`POST /localplay/pause`

## Response `200`

Localplay response

- LocalplayResponse — The command name maps to `true` when the controller accepted it, `false` when it did not.
  - `localplay` object, required
    - `command` object, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Ampache API error response payload.

## Changes

- **2026-07-21** `2ff18e50dcc1` — 1 info
  - added the required property `localplay` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-17** `9abb9bf6d3bf` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2026-07-06** `21e41c5adb1c` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/changes/localplay/pause/post.md)

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