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# Terminate Job

> Terminate a running comparison job by its task ID.

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Bearer token. Format: `Bearer <api-key>`
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="Workspace-Id" type="string" required>
  Your workspace UUID.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="celery_task_id" type="string" required>
  The Celery task ID of the running job to terminate. Returned by [Execute Comparison](/api-reference/comparisons/execute) as `celery_task_id`.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="message" type="string">Confirmation message indicating the job was terminated.</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```curl cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST "https://YOUR_BASE_URL/jobs/7f3a1b2c-4d5e-6f7a-8b9c-0d1e2f3a4b5c/terminate" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer <api-key>" \
    -H "Workspace-Id: <workspace-id>"
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  task_id = "7f3a1b2c-4d5e-6f7a-8b9c-0d1e2f3a4b5c"
  url = f"https://YOUR_BASE_URL/jobs/{task_id}/terminate"
  headers = {
      "Authorization": "Bearer <api-key>",
      "Workspace-Id": "<workspace-id>",
  }

  response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
  print(response.json())
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const taskId = "7f3a1b2c-4d5e-6f7a-8b9c-0d1e2f3a4b5c";
  const response = await fetch(
    `https://YOUR_BASE_URL/jobs/${taskId}/terminate`,
    {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <api-key>",
        "Workspace-Id": "<workspace-id>",
      },
    }
  );
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "message": "Job terminated successfully"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>