---
title: "Pause a running execution (tenant-checked)"
method: POST
path: "/workflows/executions/{execution_id}/pause"
tags: ["Workflows"]
---

# Pause a running execution (tenant-checked)

`POST /workflows/executions/{execution_id}/pause`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://be.graph8.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/workflows/executions/{execution_id}/pause`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Pause a running workflow execution. Pre-flight enforces that the
execution belongs to the caller's org before forwarding to voice.

## Path parameters

- `execution_id` string, required: Execution UUID.

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, nullable
- `X-Target-Org-Id` string, nullable

## Request body

- object: {reason?, message?}

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- object

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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