---
title: "Pause a monitor"
method: POST
path: "/monitors/{id}/pause"
tags: ["Monitors"]
---

# Pause a monitor

`POST /monitors/{id}/pause`

Pauses a single monitor by ID. The monitor will stop being checked until it is resumed. This operation is idempotent - pausing an already paused monitor will return successfully.

## Path parameters

- `id` number, required

## Request body

- object

## Response `201`

- MonitorDto
  - `type` unknown, required
  - `interval` number, required
  - `sslBrand` string, nullable, required
  - `sslExpiryDateTime` union, required
    - unknown
    - string
  - `domainExpireDate` union, required
    - unknown
    - string
  - `checkSSLErrors` boolean, required
  - `sslExpirationReminder` boolean, nullable, required
  - `domainExpirationReminder` boolean, nullable, required
  - `followRedirections` boolean, required
  - `authType` unknown, required
  - `httpUsername` string
  - `httpPassword` string
  - `customHttpHeaders` object, nullable, required
  - `httpMethodType` unknown, required
  - `successHttpResponseCodes` string[], required
  - `timeout` number, nullable, required
  - `postValueData` union, required
    - string
    - number
    - object
    - unknown[]
      - unknown
  - `postValueType` 'KEY_VALUE' | 'RAW_JSON', nullable, required
  - `port` number, nullable, required
  - `gracePeriod` number, nullable, required
  - `keywordValue` string, nullable, required
  - `keywordCaseType` union, required
    - number
    - number
  - `keywordType` unknown, required
  - `responseTimeThreshold` number, required
  - `config` object, nullable, required
    - `dnsRecords` object
      - `CNAME` string[]
      - `MX` string[]
      - `NS` string[]
      - `A` string[]
      - `AAAA` string[]
      - `TXT` string[]
      - `SRV` string[]
      - `PTR` string[]
      - `SOA` string[]
      - `SPF` string[]
      - `DNSKEY` string[]
      - `DS` string[]
      - `NSEC` string[]
      - `NSEC3` string[]
    - `apiAssertions` object
      - `logic` 'AND' | 'OR', required
      - `checks` object[], required
        - `property` string, required
        - `comparison` 'equals' | 'not_equals' | 'contains' | 'not_contains' | 'greater_than' | 'less_than' | 'is_null' | 'is_not_null', required
        - `target` union
          - string
          - number
          - boolean
          - unknown
    - `sslExpirationPeriodDays` integer[]
    - `udp` object
      - `payload` string
      - `packetLossThreshold` number, required
    - `ipVersion` 'ipv4Only' | 'ipv6Only'
    - `applicationErrorRetries` integer
    - `visualComparison` object
      - `sensitivityThreshold` integer, required
      - `viewport` 'desktop' | 'mobile', required
      - `areaCoordinates` object
        - `percentX` number, required
        - `percentY` number, required
        - `percentWidth` number, required
        - `percentHeight` number, required
      - `refreshBaseline` boolean
      - `userBaselinePath` string
      - `lastCheckBaselinePath` string
  - `regionalData` object, required
    - `REGION` string[], required
    - `MANUAL_SELECTED` boolean
    - `INFRASTRUCTURE` 'Legacy' | 'New'
    - `THRESHOLD` object
  - `maintenanceWindows` object[], required
    - `id` number, required
    - `userId` number, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `interval` 'once' | 'daily' | 'weekly' | 'monthly', required
    - `date` string, nullable, required
    - `time` string, required
    - `duration` number, required
    - `autoAddMonitors` boolean, required
    - `monitorIds` number[], required
    - `days` number[], required
    - `status` 'active' | 'paused', required
    - `created` union, required
      - unknown
      - string
  - `psps` object[], required
    - `id` integer, required
    - `friendlyName` string, required
    - `customDomain` string, nullable, required
    - `isPasswordSet` boolean, required
    - `monitorIds` number[], nullable, required
    - `tagIds` number[], required
    - `monitorsCount` number, nullable, required
    - `status` unknown, required
    - `urlKey` string, required
    - `homepageLink` string, nullable, required
    - `gaCode` string, nullable, required
    - `shareAnalyticsConsent` boolean, required
    - `useSmallCookieConsentModal` boolean, required
    - `icon` string, nullable, required
    - `noIndex` boolean, required
    - `logo` string, nullable, required
    - `hideUrlLinks` boolean, required
    - `subscription` boolean, required
    - `showCookieBar` boolean, required
    - `pinnedAnnouncementId` integer, nullable, required
    - `customSettings` object, nullable, required
      - `font` object, nullable
        - `family` string, nullable, required
      - `page` object
        - `layout` string
        - `theme` 'light' | 'dark'
        - `density` 'normal' | 'compact'
      - `colors` object
        - `main` string, nullable, required
        - `text` string, nullable, required
        - `link` string, nullable, required
      - `features` object
        - `showBars` 'true' | 'false', nullable
        - `showUptimePercentage` 'true' | 'false', nullable, required
        - `enableFloatingStatus` 'true' | 'false', nullable
        - `showOverallUptime` 'true' | 'false', nullable
        - `showOutageUpdates` 'true' | 'false', nullable
        - `showOutageDetails` 'true' | 'false', nullable
        - `enableDetailsPage` 'true' | 'false', nullable
        - `showMonitorURL` 'true' | 'false', nullable
        - `hidePausedMonitors` 'true' | 'false', nullable
  - `id` number, required
  - `friendlyName` string, required
  - `status` unknown, required
  - `url` string, required
  - `currentStateDuration` number, required
  - `lastIncidentId` string, nullable, required
  - `userId` number, required
  - `tags` object[], required
    - `id` number, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `color` string, required
    - `monitors` object[]
      - `id` number, required
      - `friendlyName` string, nullable, required
      - `status` unknown, required
      - `url` string, required
  - `assignedAlertContacts` object[], required
    - `alertContactId` number, required
    - `threshold` number, required
    - `recurrence` number, required
  - `lastIncident` object, nullable
    - `id` string, required
    - `status` unknown, required
    - `cause` number, required
    - `reason` string, required
    - `startedAt` union, required
      - unknown
      - string
    - `duration` number, nullable, required
  - `lastDayUptimes` object, required
    - `bucketSize` number, required
    - `totalChanges` integer
    - `histogram` object[], required
      - `timestamp` number, required
      - `uptime` number, required
      - `changes` integer
  - `createDateTime` union, required
    - unknown
    - string
  - `apiKey` string, nullable, required
  - `groupId` number, nullable
  - `customFields` object, nullable

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