---
title: "Conference recording pause"
method: POST
path: "/conferences/{id}/actions/record_pause"
tags: ["Conference Commands"]
---

# Conference recording pause

`POST /conferences/{id}/actions/record_pause`

Pause conference recording.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- PauseConferenceRecordingRequest
  - `command_id` string — Use this field to avoid duplicate commands. Telnyx will ignore any command with the same `command_id` for the same `call_control_id`.
  - `recording_id` string — Use this field to pause specific recording.
  - `region` 'Australia' | 'Europe' | 'Middle East' | 'US' — Region where the conference data is located. Defaults to the region defined in user's data locality settings (Europe or US).

## Response `200`

Successful response upon making a conference command.

- object
  - `data` ConferenceCommandResult
    - `result` string, required

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized. Authentication failed - the required authentication headers were either invalid or not included in the request.
- `404` — Resource not found. The requested resource does not exist. Common causes include: invalid call_control_id, conference not found, audio file not found, or recording not found.
- `422` — Unprocessable entity. The request was well-formed but could not be processed due to semantic errors. This includes validation errors, invalid parameter values, call state errors, conference errors, queue errors, recording/transcription errors, and business logic violations.

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