---
title: "POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.DatabaseWatcher/watchers/{watcherName}/stop"
method: POST
path: "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.DatabaseWatcher/watchers/{watcherName}/stop"
tags: ["Watchers"]
---

# POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.DatabaseWatcher/watchers/{watcherName}/stop

`POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.DatabaseWatcher/watchers/{watcherName}/stop`

The action to stop monitoring all targets configured for a database watcher.

## Path parameters

- `watcherName` string, required

## Parameters

- `../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/components/parameters/ApiVersionParameter` — unresolved $ref
- `../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/components/parameters/SubscriptionIdParameter` — unresolved $ref
- `../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/components/parameters/ResourceGroupNameParameter` — unresolved $ref

## Response `200`

Azure operation completed successfully.

- Watcher — unresolved $ref

## Other responses

- `202` — Resource operation accepted.
- `default` — An unexpected error response.

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