---
title: "Hold all pending jobs"
method: POST
path: "/jobs/hold_all"
tags: ["Jobs"]
---

# Hold all pending jobs

`POST /jobs/hold_all`

Admin only. Sets all pending jobs to held status so the worker skips them. Use this to pause the queue for testing without deleting jobs.

## Response `200`

Jobs held successfully

- object
  - `status` string
  - `message` string
  - `held_count` integer

## Other responses

- `403` — Access denied (admin only)

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/worldbank/apis/metadata-editor-jobs-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/worldbank/apis/metadata-editor-jobs-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/worldbank/metadata-editor-jobs-api/revisions/7f334b22fc50/schema)