---
title: "Pause, resume or cancel recurring creation"
method: POST
path: "/series/{seriesId}/creation/control"
tags: ["Platform"]
---

# Pause, resume or cancel recurring creation

`POST /series/{seriesId}/creation/control`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://blitzreels.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://blitzreels.com/api/v1/series/{seriesId}/creation/control`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Pause, resume or cancel recurring creation.

## Path parameters

- `seriesId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `expectedRevision` integer, required
  - `idempotencyKey` string, required
  - `action` 'pause' | 'resume' | 'cancel', required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `admissionEnabled` boolean, required
  - `schedule` object, nullable, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `seriesId` string, uuid, required
    - `revision` integer, required
    - `status` 'active' | 'paused' | 'cancelled', required
    - `config` object, required
      - `timezone` string, required
      - `slots` object[], required
        - `day` integer, required
        - `time` string, required
      - `brief` string, required
      - `format` 'video' | 'carousel', required
      - `language` 'en' | 'fr', required
      - `draftsPerOccurrence` integer, required
      - `maxAttemptsPerDraft` integer, required
      - `maximumAgentUsd` number, required
      - `maxLatenessMinutes` integer, required
    - `nextOccurrenceAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required
  - `occurrences` object[], required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `scheduledFor` string, date-time, required
    - `status` 'pending' | 'running' | 'completed' | 'partial' | 'failed' | 'skipped' | 'cancelled', required
    - `scheduleRevision` integer, required
    - `nextCheckAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `completedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `reason` string, nullable, required
    - `cancelRequested` boolean, required
    - `items` object[], required
      - `index` integer, required
      - `runId` string, uuid, nullable, required
      - `projectId` string, uuid, nullable, required
      - `attempts` integer, required
      - `status` 'pending' | 'starting' | 'running' | 'retrying' | 'completed' | 'failed' | 'skipped' | 'cancelled', required
      - `error` string, nullable, required
      - `publication` object
        - `status` 'waiting' | 'review' | 'scheduled', required
        - `postId` string, uuid, nullable, required
        - `policyRevision` integer, required
        - `reason` string, nullable, required
        - `checkedAt` string, date-time, required
  - `nextCursor` string, uuid, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input data
- `401`: Authorization not provided
- `403`: Insufficient access
- `500`: Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-10-19** `35608b12471d`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/blitzreels/apis/blitzreels-api/changes/series/:seriesId/creation/control/post.md)

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