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# Pause Execution

> Requests a cooperative pause. The workflow halts at the next inter-node checkpoint, not mid-node. Returns 202 once the controller accepts the request. The call is idempotent; pausing an already-paused execution returns 202 without side effects.



## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi/superflow.yaml POST /executions/{id}/pause
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Lyzr SuperFlow API
  version: '1.0'
  description: >-
    SuperFlow orchestration API covering workflow CRUD, the execution lifecycle
    (run, pause, resume, terminate, rerun), scheduling, and human-in-the-loop
    approvals. Chat-completions and agent CRUD endpoints are documented
    separately and are not part of this surface.
servers:
  - url: https://inference.studio.lyzr.ai/api
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: workflows
    description: Create, read, update, delete, and share workflow definitions.
  - name: workflow-execution
    description: Run workflows and control the execution lifecycle.
  - name: workflow-schedules
    description: Cron-driven recurring triggers for stored workflows.
  - name: approvals
    description: Human-in-the-loop approval requests raised by running workflows.
paths:
  /executions/{id}/pause:
    post:
      tags:
        - workflow-execution
      summary: Pause an execution
      description: >-
        Requests a cooperative pause. The workflow halts at the next inter-node
        checkpoint, not mid-node. Returns 202 once the controller accepts the
        request. The call is idempotent; pausing an already-paused execution
        returns 202 without side effects.
      operationId: pauseExecution
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: Execution ID
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Pause requested
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '409':
          description: Execution is not running
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '502':
          description: Workflow engine unavailable
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '503':
          description: Lifecycle control requires the restate orchestrator
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    MessageResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: Tenant API key. Required on every endpoint.

````