# Starting or stopping an Amazon EventBridge pipe
Starting or stopping a pipe

By default, a pipe is `Running` and processes events when it's created.

If you create a pipe with Amazon SQS, Kinesis, or DynamoDB sources, pipe creation can typically take a minute or two.

If you create a pipe with Amazon MSK, self managed Apache Kafka, or Amazon MQ sources, pipes creation can take up to ten minutes.

**To create a pipe without processing events using the console**
+ Turn off the **Activate pipe** setting.

**To create a pipe without processing events programmatically**
+ In your API call, set the `DesiredState` to `Stopped`.

**To start or stop an existing pipe using the console**
+ On the **Pipes settings** tab, under **Activation**, for **Activate pipe**, turn **Active** on or off.

**To start or stop an existing pipe programmatically**
+ In your API call, set the `DesiredState` parameter to either `RUNNING` or `STOPPED`.

There can be a delay between when a pipe is `STOPPED` and when it no longer processes events: 
+ For Amazon SQS and stream sources, this delay is typically less than two minutes.
+ For Amazon MQ and Apache Kafka sources, this delay may be up to fifteen minutes.