---
title: "Pause a campaign - never gated, always available"
method: POST
path: "/ads/{id}/pause"
tags: ["Ads"]
---

# Pause a campaign - never gated, always available

`POST /ads/{id}/pause`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.madethis.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.madethis.com/v1/ads/{id}/pause`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Success envelope.

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `status` string, required
    - `paused` boolean, required
  - `hint` string: One-sentence orientation for agents.
  - `next_action` string: The literal next call an agent would chain.

## Other responses

- `default`: Error envelope — machine-readable `code` plus a docs link.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/madethis/apis/madethis-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/madethis/apis/madethis-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/madethis/apis/madethis-api/revisions/b0696ebcb55b?raw)