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title: Pause and resume auto-follow patterns
description: To pause and resume replication of auto-follow pattern collections, access Kibana, select the auto-follow pattern, and pause replication. To resume replication,...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/4491/deploy-manage/tools/cross-cluster-replication/ccr-auto-follow-pause
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Pause and resume auto-follow patterns
To pause and resume replication of auto-follow pattern collections, [access Kibana](/elastic/docs-content/pull/4491/deploy-manage/tools/cross-cluster-replication/manage-auto-follow-patterns#ccr-access-ccr-auto-follow), select the auto-follow pattern, and pause replication.
To resume replication, select the pattern and choose **Manage pattern > Resume replication**.
Use the [pause auto-follow pattern API](https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-ccr-pause-auto-follow-pattern) to pause auto-follow patterns. Use the [resume auto-follow pattern API](https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-ccr-resume-auto-follow-pattern) to resume auto-follow patterns.