# REST API endpoint for pausing a folder

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/rest-api-endpoint-for-pausing-a-folder/21570
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [January 31, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/rest-api-endpoint-for-pausing-a-folder/21570 "2024-01-31T23:47:52Z")
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### Author: ![luckman212](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/luckman212/32/2951_2.png) [@luckman212](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/luckman212)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2024, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/rest-api-endpoint-for-pausing-a-folder/21570/2 "2024-01-31T23:50:04Z")

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I found [this post](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/is-there-an-api-to-pause-a-folder/16310/2) which says

> _You need to send a `PATCH` to `/rest/config/folders/id`, where you replace `id` with the id of your folder and as data payload you send `{"paused": true}`_

I will try it

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