---
title: "Pause workflow"
method: POST
path: "/v1/workflows/{workflowId}/pause"
tags: ["Workflows"]
---

# Pause workflow

`POST /v1/workflows/{workflowId}/pause`

Stop matching new inbound messages. In-flight executions continue to completion. Idempotent.

## Path parameters

- `workflowId` string, required

## Response `200`

Workflow paused

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `workflow` object
    - `id` string
    - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Resource not found

## Changes

- **2026-09-16** `3e6ddf2a99ea` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `details/budgetScope` to the response with the `400` status
- **2026-09-15** `0dba7d004d75` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `details/quotaExhausted` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `details/quotaScope` to the response with the `400` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/zernio/apis/zernio-api/changes/v1/workflows/:workflowId/pause/post.md)

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