---
title: "Stop Hive publishing anything, for the whole workspace or for one connected account, until someone resumes it. Queued posts stay in the queue. Your AI asks you before this runs; with Hive approvals on, Hive asks again inside Hive."
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/tools/pause_publishing"
---

# Stop Hive publishing anything, for the whole workspace or for one connected account, until someone resumes it. Queued posts stay in the queue. Your AI asks you before this runs; with Hive approvals on, Hive asks again inside Hive.

`POST /api/v1/tools/pause_publishing`

## Request

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

This reaches real people, so the person is asked before it runs. Their own AI client asks them. When the connection was made with Hive approvals switched on, the first call returns a single-use Hive approval link instead of acting, and the exact request is repeated with approvalToken and an Idempotency-Key once they approve it inside Hive.

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- object
  - `scopeType` 'workspace' | 'channel': Pause everything, or one connected account.
  - `scopeId` string: The connected account, when scopeType is channel.
  - `reason` string: Why publishing is paused, shown to the team.
  - `approvalToken` string: Single-use token returned by Hive after the owner approves this exact action.

## Response `200`

Tool result or approval challenge

- union
  - ToolResult
    - `data` unknown, required
    - `meta` object, required
      - `tool` string
      - `workspaceId` string, uuid
  - ApprovalChallengeResponse
    - `data` ApprovalChallenge, required
      - `confirmationRequired` unknown, required
      - `challengeId` string, uuid, required
      - `approvalToken` string, required: Secret, single-use token. Retry only after the human approves approvalUrl.
      - `approvalUrl` string, uri, required
      - `expiresAt` string, date-time, required
      - `warning` string
    - `meta` object, required

## 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

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