# Pause a running deployment task

Pauses a running deployment task; the remaining time is captured via the `timeLeft` query parameter so the task can resume from the same point.

## Endpoints

`PUT /emsapi/osdeployer/tasks/{taskId}/pause`

## Request URL

`https://[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/emsapi/osdeployer/tasks/{taskId}/pause`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.OSDTask.UPDATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/deploymentTaskPausedStatus.v1+json`

### Path Parameters

- **taskId** `string` **Mandatory**: ID of the OS Deployment task

### Query Parameters

- **timeLeft** `long` **Mandatory**: Remaining broadcast window in milliseconds at the moment of pause (e.g., `600000 = 10 minutes`). Mandatory; the server stores this value and uses it when resuming the task.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request PUT \
  --url 'https://appdomains/emsapi/osdeployer/tasks/{taskId}/pause?timeLeft=SOME_INTEGER_VALUE' \
  --header 'Accept: application/deploymentTaskPausedStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

Response Body: `application/deploymentTaskPausedStatus.v1+json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **isTaskPaused** `boolean`: True if the task was successfully paused.

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Task paused with 300000 milliseconds (5 minutes) remaining

```json
{
  "isTaskPaused": true
}
```

## Rate Limits

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 50 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration - Time window for the threshold.  
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.  
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.