# StopFlow


 Deactivates the existing flow. For on-demand flows, this operation returns an `unsupportedOperationException` error message. For schedule and event-triggered flows, this operation deactivates the flow. 

## Request Syntax


```
POST /stop-flow HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "flowName": "string"
}
```

## URI Request Parameters


The request does not use any URI parameters.

## Request Body


The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [flowName](#API_StopFlow_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="appflow-StopFlow-request-flowName"></a>
 The specified name of the flow. Spaces are not allowed. Use underscores (\$1) or hyphens (-) only.   
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9][\w!@#.-]+`   
Required: Yes

## Response Syntax


```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "flowArn": "string",
   "flowStatus": "string"
}
```

## Response Elements


If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [flowArn](#API_StopFlow_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="appflow-StopFlow-response-flowArn"></a>
 The flow's Amazon Resource Name (ARN).   
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 512.  
Pattern: `arn:aws:appflow:.*:[0-9]+:.*` 

 ** [flowStatus](#API_StopFlow_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="appflow-StopFlow-response-flowStatus"></a>
 Indicates the current status of the flow.   
Type: String  
Valid Values: `Active | Deprecated | Deleted | Draft | Errored | Suspended` 

## Errors


For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** ConflictException **   
 There was a conflict when processing the request (for example, a flow with the given name already exists within the account. Check for conflicting resource names and try again.   
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** InternalServerException **   
 An internal service error occurred during the processing of your request. Try again later.   
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
 The resource specified in the request (such as the source or destination connector profile) is not found.   
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** UnsupportedOperationException **   
 The requested operation is not supported for the current flow.   
HTTP Status Code: 400

## Examples


### StopFlow example


This example shows a sample request and response for the `StopFlow` API. 

#### Sample Request


```
{
  "flowName": "name"
}
```

#### Sample Response


```
{
  "flowArn": "arn:aws:appflow:region:<AccountId>:flow/test_flow_ondemand_1",
  "flowStatus": "Suspended"
}
```

## See Also


For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/appflow-2020-08-23/StopFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/appflow-2020-08-23/StopFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/appflow-2020-08-23/StopFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/appflow-2020-08-23/StopFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/appflow-2020-08-23/StopFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/appflow-2020-08-23/StopFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/appflow-2020-08-23/StopFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/appflow-2020-08-23/StopFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/appflow-2020-08-23/StopFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/appflow-2020-08-23/StopFlow)