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# Pause Campaign

> Pause an active campaign and cancel its pending outreach tasks. Configuration is preserved so you can resume sending later.



## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /api/v1/campaigns/{id}/pause
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Wave Docs
  description: >-


    ### Developer Documentation

    Full developer documentation is available at
    [developers.usewave.co](https://developers.usewave.co).


    ### Authentication

    All public endpoints require a valid API Key provided via header:

    * **Authorization:** `Bearer wave_live_...`


    ### Access Control

    API access is tied directly to your Wave subscription. An active or trialing
    subscription is required. Inactive subscriptions will receive a `403
    Forbidden` error.


    ### Rate Limiting

    Requests are limited per API key using a 60-second sliding window. Tiers:
    **Paid** Subscription get 60 requests/min, **Trial** Subscription get 30
    requests/min. Every authenticated response carries `X-RateLimit-Limit`,
    `X-RateLimit-Remaining`, and `X-RateLimit-Reset` headers. Exceeding the
    limit returns `429 Too Many Requests` with a `Retry-After` header indicating
    the seconds to wait.
                    
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://app.usewave.co/
  version: 1.0.0
servers: []
security: []
paths:
  /api/v1/campaigns/{id}/pause:
    post:
      tags:
        - Campaigns
      summary: Pause Campaign
      description: >-
        Pauses an active campaign and cancels its pending outreach tasks.
        Configuration is left untouched. Use POST /{id}/resume to resume
        sending.
      operationId: pause_campaign
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            title: Id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublicCampaignActiveResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request - Invalid parameters or input payload
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessageResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Missing or invalid API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessageResponse'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - Active subscription required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessageResponse'
        '404':
          description: >-
            Not Found - The resource does not exist or belongs to another
            account
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessageResponse'
        '422':
          description: Unprocessable Entity - Schema validation failed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessageResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate Limit Exceeded - Request quota exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessageResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error - Unexpected server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessageResponse'
      security:
        - HTTPBearer: []
components:
  schemas:
    PublicCampaignActiveResponse:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          title: Id
          description: Campaign ID
        active:
          type: boolean
          title: Active
          description: >-
            Whether the campaign is currently running (false=paused,
            true=running)
          example: false
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - active
      title: PublicCampaignActiveResponse
      description: |-
        Lightweight acknowledgment returned by pause/resume endpoints.

        Carries only the campaign id and the new active state. Call
        GET /campaigns/{id} if the full detail is required.
    ErrorMessageResponse:
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
          title: Status
          description: HTTP status code
          example: 400
        error:
          type: string
          title: Error
          description: HTTP status phrase or category
          example: Bad Request
        message:
          type: string
          title: Message
          description: Human-readable explanation of the error
          example: Invalid request parameters.
        details:
          anyOf:
            - {}
            - type: 'null'
          title: Details
          description: Granular validation failure details or contextual information
      type: object
      required:
        - status
        - error
        - message
      title: ErrorMessageResponse
      description: Standardized public error response structure modeled after Dripify.
  securitySchemes:
    HTTPBearer:
      type: http
      description: 'Enter your API key: `wave_live_<token>`'
      scheme: bearer

````