---
title: "Stop WordPress site backup"
method: GET
path: "/WordPressBackup/cancel"
tags: ["WordPressBackup", "WordPress Manager Backups"]
---

# Stop WordPress site backup

`GET /WordPressBackup/cancel`

This function cancels a WordPress® site backup.

**Note:**

  You **must** install the [WordPress Manager](https://go.cpanel.net/wordpressmanager) cPanel plugin to access this API function.

## Query parameters

- `site` union, required
  - string, domain
  - string, url-path

## Response `200`

HTTP Request was successful.

- object
  - `apiversion` integer — The version of the API.
  - `func` string — The name of the method called.
  - `module` string — The name of the module called.
  - `result` object
    - `data` object
      - `ok` 0 | 1 — Whether the system cancelled an active backup. * `1` — Backup cancelled. * `0` — Could not cancel the backup or no active backup in progress.
      - `site` union — The site's URL without the protocol prefix.
        - string, domain
        - string, url-path
    - `errors` string[], nullable — List of errors if the API failed.
    - `messages` string[], nullable — List of messages generated by the API.
    - `metadata` object
    - `status` 0 | 1 — * `1` - Success. * `0` - Failed. Check the `errors` field for more details.
    - `warnings` string[], nullable — List of warnings generated by the API. Warnings describe non-critical failures or other problematic conditions noted while running a API.

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