---
title: "Initiate Ingestion Suspension"
method: POST
path: "/v1/config/ingestion/suspend"
tags: ["Suspensions"]
---

# Initiate Ingestion Suspension

`POST /v1/config/ingestion/suspend`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.mezmo.com/v3`
- URL: `https://api.mezmo.com/v3/v1/config/ingestion/suspend`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/mezmo/apis/pipeline-api/docs/v1/config/ingestion/suspend/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

First step in suspending ingestion for the instance. Returns a token for use in /suspend/confirm to actually stop ingestion

## Response `200`

Token to be used in /suspend/confirm

- object
  - `token` string, uuid4

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