---
title: "Cancel a running or pending import"
method: POST
path: "/settings/data-transfer/imports/{id}/cancel"
tags: ["Admin Settings: Data Transfer"]
---

# Cancel a running or pending import

`POST /settings/data-transfer/imports/{id}/cancel`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:8000/api/admin`
- URL: `http://localhost:8000/api/admin/settings/data-transfer/imports/{id}/cancel`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/bagisto/apis/bagisto-admin-api/docs/settings/data-transfer/imports/:id/cancel/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Sets state to "cancelled". Refuses (422) when the import is in a terminal state (completed / processed / failed / cancelled). Permission: settings.data_transfer.imports.import.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- object

## Response `200`

Import cancelled successfully.

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input
- `401`: Missing or invalid admin token.
- `403`: Admin role lacks settings.data_transfer.imports.import.
- `404`: Import not found.
- `422`: Import is in a terminal state and cannot be cancelled.

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