# 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://{server-hostname}:8383/emsapi/osdeployer/tasks/{taskId}/pause`

## Scope

`OSDTask.UPDATE`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

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

### Path Parameters

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

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://appdomain/emsapi/osdeployer/tasks/{taskId}/pause \
  --header 'Accept: application/deploymentTaskPausedStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  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
}
```

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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.