---
title: "Freeze an instance — triggers stop dispatching until unfrozen."
method: POST
path: "/automations/instances/{id}/freeze"
tags: ["automations"]
---

# Freeze an instance — triggers stop dispatching until unfrozen.

`POST /automations/instances/{id}/freeze`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.livegraph.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.livegraph.ai/automations/instances/{id}/freeze`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in cookie `livegraph_session`
  - API key in header `x-api-key`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Success — see summary for the response shape.

## Other responses

- `4XX`: Client error — body is the shared {error, code?} envelope.

---

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