---
title: "Release a lock for an asynchronous job"
method: DELETE
path: "/async-jobs/{job_id}/lock"
tags: ["AsynchronousJob"]
---

# Release a lock for an asynchronous job

`DELETE /async-jobs/{job_id}/lock`

Releases a previously acquired lock for an asynchronous job. Requires the lock_key that was returned when the lock was acquired.

## Path parameters

- `job_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `lock_key` string, required

## Response `204`

Lock released successfully.

## Other responses

- `401` — User not authenticated
- `403` — User not authorized
- `404` — Entity not found
- `default` — Unknown error

---

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