---
title: "Pause Flow Control Key"
method: POST
path: "/v2/flowControl/{flowControlKey}/pause"
tags: ["Flow Control"]
---

# Pause Flow Control Key

`POST /v2/flowControl/{flowControlKey}/pause`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://qstash-eu-central-1.upstash.io`
- URL: `https://qstash-eu-central-1.upstash.io/v2/flowControl/{flowControlKey}/pause`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in query parameter `qstash_token`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/upstash/apis/qstash-rest-api/docs/v2/flowControl/:flowControlKey/pause/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Pauses the delivery of messages associated with a specific flow-control key.

## Path parameters

- `flowControlKey` string, required

## Response `200`

The flow-control key has been paused.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request. Returned when the flow-control key is not provided.

## Changes

- **2026-03-16** `2a63f4cd1ddc`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/upstash/apis/qstash-rest-api/changes/v2/flowControl/:flowControlKey/pause/post.md)

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