---
type: api
title: Cancel a workflow execution
description: Cancel a running workflow execution by its ID.<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: workflowsManagement:cancelExecution.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-post-workflows-executions-executionid-cancel
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-post-workflows-executions-executionid-cancel
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Cancel a workflow execution

Availability: 9.4+

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `POST` `/api/workflows/executions/{executionId}/cancel`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication#basicauth)

#### Path Parameters

- `executionId` (string · max: 255)
  Workflow execution ID

## Description

Cancel a running workflow execution by its ID.<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: workflowsManagement:cancelExecution.

## Response

Indicates a successful response

## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
POST kbn://api/workflows/executions/{executionId}/cancel
```

#### curl

```curl
curl \
  -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/workflows/executions/{executionId}/cancel" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true"
```