# Pause workflow request

`POST /v1.0-beta1/workflows/{workflowComponentName}/{instanceId}/pause`

Pause a running workflow instance.

## Request

### Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `workflowComponentName` | string | Yes | Use "dapr" for Catalyst Workflows. Pattern: `^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$`. |
| `instanceId` | string | Yes | Unique value created for each run of a specific workflow. Pattern: `^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$`. |

## Responses

### 202 — Accepted.

### 400 — Request was malformed.

### 500 — Error in Catalyst code or underlying component.