---
title: "Terminate an existing AWS Batch job"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/containers/batch/job"
tags: ["AWS Batch"]
---

# Terminate an existing AWS Batch job

`DELETE /api/containers/batch/job`

Terminates an AWS Batch job. Only the job owner can terminate their jobs.

## Headers

- `X-EDH-USER` string, required
- `X-EDH-TOKEN` string, required

## Response `200`

Job terminated successfully

- object
  - `success` boolean, required
  - `message` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request - missing required parameters
- `403` — Forbidden - job does not belong to user
- `404` — Job not found
- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

> 6 revisions in range; 4 could not be searched.

- **2025-08-05** (v1) `55c07c16d2e1` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/aws-samples/apis/engineering-development-hub-edh-api/changes/api/containers/batch/job/delete.md)

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