---
title: "Changes to Idempotently halt all active attacks.  This is a POST version of the DELETE operation."
method: POST
path: "/attacks/halt"
---

# Changes to Idempotently halt all active attacks.  This is a POST version of the DELETE operation.

`POST /attacks/halt`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 3 of 38 revisions.

- **2026-09-24** `dc51a00fa034`: 33 warning, 32 info
- **2025-12-23** `185361ab3e56`: 1 info
- **2025-04-28** `3a9d5d33c5b6`: 2 warning, 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-09-24** `dc51a00fa034`: 33 warning, 32 info
  - removed the optional property `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/duplicateArgs` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the optional property `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/lengthOrZero` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the optional property `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/unknownArgs` from the response with the `default` status
  - added the new `blackhole` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `blackhole` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `collect_certs` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `collect_certs` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `cpu` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `cpu` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `disk` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `disk` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `dns` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `dns` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `gpu` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `gpu` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `io` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `io` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `latency` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `latency` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `memory` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `memory` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `packet_loss` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `packet_loss` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `process_exhaustion` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `process_exhaustion` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `process_killer` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `process_killer` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `shutdown` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `shutdown` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `thread_bomb` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `thread_bomb` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `time_travel` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `time_travel` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - removed the `Blackhole` enum value from the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - removed the `Blackhole` enum value from the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - removed the `CPU` enum value from the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - removed the `CPU` enum value from the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - removed the `Collect_Certs` enum value from the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - removed the `Collect_Certs` enum value from the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - removed the `DNS` enum value from the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - …25 more
- **2025-12-23** `185361ab3e56`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/continueOnEmptyTargets` to the response with the `default` status
- **2025-04-28** `3a9d5d33c5b6`: 2 warning, 1 info
  - added the new `GPU` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandArgs/type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `GPU` enum value to the `items/attackConfiguration/command/infraCommandType` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the optional property `items/triggerSource` to the response with the `default` status

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