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# Pause Campaign

> Pause an active voice campaign

## Description

Temporarily pauses an active voice campaign. No new calls will be made while paused. Use [Resume Campaign](/partner-api/voice-campaigns/resume) to continue.

## Authentication

<ParamField header="X-API-Key" type="string" required>
  Your Teli API key
</ParamField>

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="campaign_id" type="string" required>
  The campaign identifier
</ParamField>

## Response Fields

<ResponseField name="success" type="boolean">
  Whether the campaign was paused successfully
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="campaign_id" type="string">
  Campaign identifier
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="message" type="string">
  Success message
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="powered_by" type="string">
  Always returns "Teli"
</ResponseField>

## Example Request

```bash cURL theme={null}
curl -X POST "https://api.teli.ai/v1/voice/campaigns/voice_campaign_abc123/pause" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## Example Response

```json 200 theme={null}
{
  "success": true,
  "campaign_id": "voice_campaign_abc123",
  "message": "Campaign paused",
  "powered_by": "Teli"
}
```

```json 404 theme={null}
{
  "error": "Campaign not found",
  "success": false,
  "powered_by": "Teli"
}
```

## Notes

* Pausing takes effect immediately
* Calls currently in progress will complete
* Campaign can be resumed at any time
* Paused campaigns do not count against concurrent call limits

## Related Endpoints

* [Resume Campaign](/partner-api/voice-campaigns/resume) - Resume a paused campaign
* [End Campaign](/partner-api/voice-campaigns/end) - Permanently end a campaign
* [Get Status](/partner-api/voice-campaigns/get) - Check campaign status