---
title: "Stop every Hive automation for one person, either until a chosen time or until someone resumes it. Already queued steps for that person stop too; the human Inbox is untouched."
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/tools/pause_contact_automations"
---

# Stop every Hive automation for one person, either until a chosen time or until someone resumes it. Already queued steps for that person stop too; the human Inbox is untouched.

`POST /api/v1/tools/pause_contact_automations`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://hivepublish.com`
- URL: `https://hivepublish.com/api/v1/tools/pause_contact_automations`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `contactId` string, required: The Hive contact identity.
  - `pauseUntil` string: An ISO time in the future, at most a year away. Leave it out to pause until resumed.
  - `reason` string: Why, in plain words, for the people who read this later.

## Response `200`

Tool result

- ToolResult
  - `data` unknown, required
  - `meta` object, required
    - `tool` string
    - `workspaceId` string, uuid

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input
- `401`: Missing or invalid credential
- `403`: Missing workspace scope, role permission, or plan entitlement
- `409`: Idempotency conflict, replay, or request still in progress
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/hivepublish/apis/hive-developer-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/hivepublish/apis/hive-developer-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/hivepublish/apis/hive-developer-api/revisions/b440c763583e?raw)