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title: "Changes to Cancel a workflow execution"
method: POST
path: "/api/workflows/executions/{executionId}/cancel"
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# Changes to Cancel a workflow execution

`POST /api/workflows/executions/{executionId}/cancel`

> Every recorded change to this endpoint, newest first.
> 176 revisions in range; 20 not diffed.

## Timeline

Changed in 1 of 176 revisions.

- **2026-09-17** `eaa1b5e3c054` — 1 warning

## Changes

- **2026-09-17** `eaa1b5e3c054` — 1 warning
  - for the `path` request parameter `executionId`, the maxLength was set to `255`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/elastic/apis/kibana-apis/docs/api/workflows/executions/:executionId/cancel/post.md) · [API](https://skmtc.dev/elastic/apis/kibana-apis.md) · [Page](https://skmtc.dev/elastic/apis/kibana-apis/changes/api/workflows/executions/:executionId/cancel/post)