---
title: "Stop connector"
method: PUT
path: "/v1/kafka-connect/clusters/{cluster_name}/connectors/{name}/stop"
tags: ["Kafka Connect"]
---

# Stop connector

`PUT /v1/kafka-connect/clusters/{cluster_name}/connectors/{name}/stop`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://{dataplane_api_url}`
- URL: `https://{dataplane_api_url}/v1/kafka-connect/clusters/{cluster_name}/connectors/{name}/stop`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Implicit: `https://auth.prd.cloud.redpanda.com/oauth/authorize`

Stops a connector, but does not delete it. All tasks for the connector are shut down completely. This call is asynchronous and may take some time to process.

## Path parameters

- `cluster_name` string, required
- `name` string, required

## Response `202`

Request accepted

- unknown

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthenticated.
- `500`: Internal Server Error. Reach out to support.
- `default`: An unexpected error response.

## Changes

- **2025-03-18** `d8ef59d98e13`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/redpanda-data/apis/redpanda-cloud-data-plane-api/changes/v1/kafka-connect/clusters/:cluster_name/connectors/:name/stop/put.md)

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