---
title: "Cancel a migration"
method: POST
path: "/api/v4/bulk_imports/{import_id}/cancel"
tags: ["imports"]
---

# Cancel a migration

`POST /api/v4/bulk_imports/{import_id}/cancel`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://gitlab.com`
- URL: `https://gitlab.com/api/v4/bulk_imports/{import_id}/cancel`
- Auth: none declared

Cancels a direct transfer migration. This feature was introduced in GitLab 17.1.

## Path parameters

- `import_id` integer, required

## Response `200`

Cancel a migration

- APIEntitiesBulkImport: API_Entities_BulkImport model
  - `id` integer, required
  - `status` 'created' | 'started' | 'finished' | 'timeout' | 'failed', required
  - `source_type` string, required
  - `source_url` string, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
  - `has_failures` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not found
- `503`: Service unavailable

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