POST/api/v2/messages/bulk/{jobId}/pause

Pause a bulk job

Accepts pause while the job is validating, queued, or running. No body. The current window may finish. Poll until status is paused and pauseReason is user.

When to use it. A temporary stop from your system. Balance and provider pauses happen on their own.

Code example

Correct: Correct: request pause

curl --location 'https://raselsms.com/api/v2/messages/bulk/64b0c0ff0000000000000001/pause' \--header 'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \--header 'Content-Type: application/json'

The response confirms the request. Status can stay running until the window finishes.

Incorrect: Incorrect: not pausable

curl --location 'https://raselsms.com/api/v2/messages/bulk/64b0c0ff0000000000000001/pause' \--header 'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \--header 'Content-Type: application/json'

Response example

200 — Correct: request pause

{  "success": true,  "job": {    "id": "64b0c0ff0000000000000001",    "name": "Morning notices",    "status": "running",    "messagesPerSecond": 10,    "pauseReason": null,    "total": 2,    "validatedCount": 2,    "counts": {      "pending": 1,      "sent": 1,      "failed": 0,      "cancelled": 0    },    "errorCode": null,    "errorMessage": null,    "createdAt": "2026-09-24T12:00:00.000Z"  }}

The response confirms the request. Status can stay running until the window finishes.

409 — Incorrect: not pausable

{  "success": false,  "code": "JOB_NOT_PAUSABLE",  "error": "Job cannot be paused"}

200 — Pause was accepted.

{  "success": true,  "job": {    "id": "64b0c0ff0000000000000001",    "name": "Morning notices",    "status": "running",    "messagesPerSecond": 10,    "pauseReason": null,    "total": 2,    "validatedCount": 2,    "counts": {      "pending": 0,      "sent": 0,      "failed": 0,      "cancelled": 0    },    "errorCode": null,    "errorMessage": null,    "createdAt": "2026-09-24T12:00:00.000Z"  }}

404 — No job with this id belongs to this account. Code JOB_NOT_FOUND.

{  "success": false,  "code": "JOB_NOT_FOUND",  "error": "Job was not found"}

401 — Missing or invalid API key.

{  "success": false,  "requestId": "msgreq_1739012345678_abc123",  "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",  "error": "Missing or invalid API key"}

403 — Phone is not verified or messages:create is missing. Code FORBIDDEN.

{  "success": false,  "code": "FORBIDDEN",  "error": "Phone not verified or missing permission"}

429 — Rate limit exceeded. Honor Retry-After when present.

{  "success": false,  "requestId": "msgreq_1739012345678_abc123",  "code": "RATE_LIMITED",  "error": "Rate limit exceeded",  "retryAfterSeconds": 30}

HTTP request

POST /api/v2/messages/bulk/{jobId}/pause

Request Headers

Header	Type	Description
X-API-Key	string	Your Rasel API key. Send it on every documented request except inbound webhooks. *

Path parameters

Field	Type	Description
jobId	string	Job id from the create response. The job is visible only to that key's account. *

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
success	enum	True when the operation succeeded, or when at least one batch recipient succeeded. *
job	object	Job details. The following fields belong to this job and are not visible to another account. *
job.id	string	Resource identifier. *
job.name	string	Display name or lowercase template identifier, depending on the endpoint. *
job.status	enum	Delivery or record status. On send: sent, queued, or scheduled. On other resources it is the row status filter or value. *
job.messagesPerSecond	integer	Rate ceiling: an integer from 1 to 10. Zero, fractions, and values above 10 reject the request before a job is stored. The ceiling is shared by the account's jobs in creation order. *
job.pauseReason	enum	Set only while status is paused. insufficient_balance and provider_rate_limit stop the current window. user means the account requested pause. *
job.total	integer	Total matching rows. *
job.validatedCount	integer	How many rows have been checked while status is validating. *
job.counts	object	Row counters. They stay separate even when a completed job still has failed rows. *
job.counts.pending	integer	Rows not sent yet. *
job.counts.sent	integer	Rows accepted for delivery. They also appear in the normal message list. *
job.counts.failed	integer	Rows that failed. A completed job can still have failed rows. *
job.counts.cancelled	integer	Rows cancelled before send. *
job.errorCode	string	Job-level code when status is rejected: VALIDATION_FAILED (one or more rows failed checks; nothing sent), INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE (the account cannot send even one message; nothing sent), INTAKE_INCOMPLETE (storage did not finish; nothing sent). *
job.errorMessage	string	Short explanation safe to show the account owner. Match your logic on code, not on this text. *
job.createdAt	string	Creation timestamp.

Status Codes

Status	Description
200	Success.
401	Missing or invalid API key.
403	Phone not verified, missing permission, or the account cannot perform this action.
404	Resource not found for this API key owner.
409	Conflict, such as an idempotency key reuse with a different body, or a session that is not ready.
429	Rate limit exceeded, or the maximum number of verification attempts was reached.

Try it

API Key

Parameters

jobId*

Job id from the create response. The job is visible only to that key's account.

Request

{}

Response

Send a request to see the response.