---
title: "Create Sequence Audience Manual Holds"
method: POST
path: "/api/sequences/{sequence_id}/audience/manual-holds"
tags: ["sequences"]
---

# Create Sequence Audience Manual Holds

`POST /api/sequences/{sequence_id}/audience/manual-holds`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://platform.verbiflow.com/api/bridge`
- URL: `https://platform.verbiflow.com/api/bridge/api/sequences/{sequence_id}/audience/manual-holds`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer and API key in header `x-flage-org-id`
  - HTTP bearer and API key in header `x-flage-org-slug`

## Path parameters

- `sequence_id` string, required

## Request body

- SequenceAudienceManualHoldRequest
  - `contact_ids` string[]: Selected or visible contact ids. Ignored when selection_mode is all.
  - `selection_mode` 'explicit' | 'visible' | 'all': Audience row selection scope for pause or resume.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- SequenceAudienceManualHoldResponse
  - `already_held` integer, required: Rows that were already user_manual_hold.
  - `audience_rows_updated` integer, required: Rows moved to user_manual_hold.
  - `instances_held` integer, required: Runtime instances moved to manual_hold.
  - `requested` integer, required: Audience rows matched by the request.
  - `skipped` integer, required: Rows that were not eligible for user pause.

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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