---
title: "Pause a Flow"
method: PUT
path: "/flows/{flow_id}/pause"
tags: ["Flows"]
---

# Pause a Flow

`PUT /flows/{flow_id}/pause`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://dataops.nexla.io/nexla-api`
- URL: `https://dataops.nexla.io/nexla-api/flows/{flow_id}/pause`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/nexla/apis/nexla-rest-api/docs/flows/:flow_id/pause/put.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

To pause the entire flow, use either the `origin_node_id` from any data source, set or sink in the flow, or include the ?all=1 or ?full_tree=1 query parameter.
  
>**Note**: 
> 1. All endpoints for activating or pausing a flow operate on the specific resource given and all of the flow nodes  downstream from that resource. This allows for pausing and activating sub-flows while leaving the rest of the flow state unchanged.
> 
>  2. You can also pause a flow by using the id of the `data_source`/ `data_set` / `data_sink` that the flow node is linked to. See relevant endpoints in the API references for those resources.

## Path parameters

- `flow_id` integer, required
- `all` 1, required

## Query parameters

- `async` boolean
- `request_id` integer

## Headers

- `Accept` 'application/vnd.nexla.api.v1+json' | 'application/json': Setting to `application/vnd.nexla.api.v1+json` is recommended.

## Response `200`

OK

- union
  - object
    - `flows` FlowOriginNode[]
      - `id` integer
      - `parent_node_id` integer: Flow id of the parent flow node if this node is not the root node in the flow chain. This will usually be `null` as most flow definitions will originate in the node for `data_source`.
      - `origin_node_id` integer: Flow id of the root node in the flow chain.
      - `data_source_id` integer: The ID of the data source this flow node is linked to if this is a flow node for a data source.
      - `data_set_id` integer: The ID of the Nexset this flow node is linked to if this is flow node for a Nexset.
      - `data_sink_id` integer: The ID of the data sink this flow node is linked to if this is a flow node for a data sink.
      - `shared_origin_node_id` integer
      - `status` string
      - `project_id` integer
      - `flow_type` string
      - `ingestion_mode` string
      - `name` string
      - `description` string
      - `children` FlowChildNode[]: Each element of this array is a flow node that is directly linked to this flow node.
        - `id` integer
        - `parent_node_id` integer: The flow id of the flow node this node is a direct descendant of.
        - `origin_node_id` integer: The flow id of the flow node at the root of this flow chain.
        - `data_source_id` integer: The ID of the data source this flow node is linked to if this is a flow node for a data source.
        - `data_set_id` integer: The ID of the Nexset this flow node is linked to if this is flow node for a Nexset.
        - `data_sink_id` integer: The ID of the data sink this flow node is linked to if this is a flow node for a data sink.
        - `children` unknown[]: Each element is a flow node that is directly linked to this node.
          - unknown
    - `code_containers` object[]: All code containers that are linked to flow nodes in this response.
      - `id` integer
      - `owner_id` integer
      - `org_id` integer
      - `name` string
      - `description` unknown
      - `data_credentials_id` unknown
      - `public` boolean
      - `managed` boolean
      - `reusable` boolean
      - `resource_type` string
      - `output_type` string
      - `code_type` string
      - `code_encoding` string
      - `access_roles` unknown[]
        - unknown
      - `tags` unknown[]
        - unknown
      - `copied_from_id` integer
      - `created_at` string, date-time
      - `updated_at` string, date-time
    - `data_sources` object[]: All data sources that are linked to flow nodes in this response.
      - `id` integer
      - `owner_id` integer
      - `org_id` integer
      - `flow_node_id` integer
      - `origin_node_id` integer
      - `name` string
      - `description` unknown
      - `status` string
      - `data_credentials_id` integer, nullable
      - `data_sink_id` integer, nullable
      - `auto_generated` boolean
      - `managed` boolean
      - `source_type` string
      - `connector_type` string
      - `connection_type` string
      - `template_config` object
      - `vendor` unknown
      - `access_roles` unknown[]
        - unknown
      - `tags` unknown[]
        - unknown
      - `copied_from_id` integer, nullable
      - `created_at` string, date-time
      - `updated_at` string, date-time
    - `data_sets` object[]: All Nexsets that are linked to flow nodes in this response.
      - `id` integer
      - `owner_id` integer
      - `org_id` integer
      - `flow_node_id` integer
      - `origin_node_id` integer
      - `name` string
      - `description` string
      - `status` string
      - `data_source_id` integer, nullable
      - `parent_data_set_id` integer, nullable
      - `code_container_id` integer, nullable
      - `data_sink_ids` unknown[]
        - unknown
      - `public` boolean
      - `managed` boolean
      - `access_roles` unknown[]
        - unknown
      - `tags` unknown[]
        - unknown
      - `copied_from_id` integer, nullable
      - `created_at` string, date-time
      - `updated_at` string, date-time
    - `data_sinks` object[]: All data sinks that are linked to flow nodes in this response.
      - `id` integer
      - `owner_id` integer
      - `org_id` integer
      - `flow_node_id` integer
      - `origin_node_id` integer
      - `name` string
      - `description` unknown
      - `status` string
      - `data_credentials_id` integer
      - `data_set_id` integer
      - `data_source_id` integer, nullable
      - `managed` boolean
      - `sink_type` string
      - `connector_type` string
      - `connection_type` string
      - `template_config` object
      - `vendor` unknown
      - `access_roles` unknown[]
        - unknown
      - `tags` unknown[]
        - unknown
      - `copied_from_id` unknown
      - `created_at` string, date-time
      - `updated_at` string, date-time
    - `data_credentials` object[]: All credentials that are referenced by flow nodes in this response.
      - `id` integer
      - `owner_id` integer
      - `org_id` integer
      - `name` string
      - `description` unknown
      - `credentials_type` string
      - `verified_status` string
      - `managed` boolean
      - `template_config` object
      - `vendor` unknown
      - `access_roles` unknown[]
        - unknown
      - `tags` unknown[]
        - unknown
      - `copied_from_id` unknown
      - `created_at` string, date-time
      - `updated_at` string, date-time
    - `shared_data_sets` unknown[]: Metadata about the parent Nexset any relevant origin flow node is a descendant of. This is only relevant for flow nodes that originate in a shared Nexset instead of a data source.
      - unknown
    - `orgs` Org[]
      - `id` integer
      - `name` string
      - `email_domain` string
      - `email` unknown
      - `client_identifier` unknown
    - `users` Owner[]
      - `id` integer
      - `full_name` string
      - `email` string, email
    - `projects` object[]: All projects that any of the flows in this flow response are linked to.
      - `id` integer
      - `owner_id` integer
      - `org_id` integer
      - `name` string
      - `description` string
      - `access_roles` unknown[]
        - unknown
  - AsyncResponse: This object represents the response of an asynchronous operation. The response can be a dictionary or an array of dictionaries. The format of the response depends on the operation that was executed.
    - `request_id` integer: The unique ID of the request that was executed. This ID can be used to track the status of the request.
    - `status` 'pending' | 'running' | 'completed' | 'failed' | 'cancelled'
    - `request_started_at` string, date-time: The date and time when the request was started.
    - `progress` integer: The progress of the request (value from 0 to 100). This value is a percentage of the total progress of the request. Applicable only to certain types of async operations.
    - `result` object: The result of the async operation. Format depends on the task type.
    - `request_stopped_at` string, date-time: The date and time when the request was stopped. This field is only present if the request has been stopped (due to cancellation or error).
    - `request_completed_at` string, date-time: The date and time when the request was completed. This field is only present if the request has been completed successfully.

## Other responses

- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not found

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