---
title: "Stop jobs in group"
method: POST
path: "/job/stopgroup"
---

# Stop jobs in group

`POST /job/stopgroup`

Cancels all active jobs associated with the provided stats group.

## Query parameters

- `group` string
- `_async` boolean

## Headers

- `Prefer` 'respond-async'

## Request body

- JobStopgroupRequest
  - `group` string — Stats group name whose active jobs should be stopped.
  - `_async` boolean — Run the command asynchronously. Returns a job id immediately.

## Response `200`

Request succeeded returning an empty JSON object.

- object

## Other responses

- `202` — Request accepted for async processing. Poll /job/status with the returned jobid.
- `4XX` — Any error response (HTTP 4xx/5xx)
- `5XX` — Any error response (HTTP 4xx/5xx)

## Changes

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- **2025-12-06** `30e239e76ba1` — 7 breaking, 1 warning
  - removed the request body
  - the `query` request parameter `group` became required
  - the response property `input` became nullable for the status `4XX`
  - the response property `input` became nullable for the status `5XX`
  - …4 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/rclone/apis/rclone-rc-api/changes/job/stopgroup/post.md)

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