---
title: "Pause the merge queue"
method: PUT
path: "/repos/{owner}/{repository}/queue/pause"
tags: ["queues"]
deprecated: true
---

# Pause the merge queue

`PUT /repos/{owner}/{repository}/queue/pause`

> **Deprecated.**

Pause the merge of the requested repository

## Path parameters

- `owner` string, required — The owner of the repository
- `repository` string, required — The name of the repository

## Request body

- QueuePausePayload
  - `reason` string, required — The reason of the queue pause

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- QueuePauseResponse
  - `queue_pause` QueuePause[], required — The pause of the repository
    - `reason` string, required — The reason of the queue pause
    - `pause_date` string, date-time, required — The date and time of the freeze

## Other responses

- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not found
- `409` — Conflict
- `422` — Unprocessable entity

---

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