---
title: "GA4GH: Cancel run"
method: POST
path: "/ga4gh/wes/v1/runs/{run_id}/cancel"
tags: ["ga4gh"]
---

# GA4GH: Cancel run

`POST /ga4gh/wes/v1/runs/{run_id}/cancel`

## Request

- The document declares no server URL.
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Uses the GA4GH workflow execution service API to cancel the run associated with the given `run_id`.

## Path parameters

- `run_id` string, required

## Request body

- EmptyBodyRequest

## Response `200`

OK

- RunId
  - `run_id` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `403`: Operation not allowed
- `404`: Run not found

## Changes

> 19 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-10-20** `adab9fd613a4`: 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `BearerAuth` was added to the API
- **2026-08-27** `97f7655d105a`: 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/seqeralabs/apis/seqera-api/changes/ga4gh/wes/v1/runs/:run_id/cancel/post.md)

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