---
title: stack kb workflows post-workflows-executions-executionid-cancel cli command
description: Cancel a workflow execution Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/cli/pull/474/cli/stack/kb/workflows/post-workflows-executions-executionid-cancel
---

# stack kb workflows post-workflows-executions-executionid-cancel cli command
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```bash
elastic stack kb workflows post-workflows-executions-executionid-cancel \
  --execution-id <execution-id> \
  [options]
```

Cancel a workflow execution
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--execution-id string required">
    Workflow execution ID
  </definition>
  <definition term="--input-file string">
    path to a JSON file to use as command input
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Global Options

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  <definition term="--[no-]json">
    output as JSON
  </definition>
</definitions>