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Watch.pause

POST /{namespace}/watches/{watch}/pause

Pause stops a Watch delivering while its Events keep queuing; the platform pauses a Watch whose deliveries fail for three days.

Noun
Watch
Mode
do
Event
Watch.paused

Inputs

InputTypeRequiredDescription
watchWatchrequiredThe Watch to pause.
reasontextWhy deliveries stop.

Outputs

OutputTypeRequiredDescription
watchWatchrequiredThe paused Watch.

Effects

  • Emits Watch.paused.
  • Holds every matching Event in order until the Watch resumes.
  • Notifies the Reliability Engineer when the platform pauses it.

Refuses when

CheckErrorFixThen call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.forbiddenUse a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.Watch.pause

When it waits

GateDefault
Decision classLow: two-way, nothing at stake
Delay windowNone: it runs once review passes.
LimitThe call Limit of the Permission it runs under.
Over the LimitIt waits pending for an Approval from the Founder. Approved, it runs; refused, it ends refused with limit-exceeded; unanswered by its deadline, it ends canceled.