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# Pause Campaign Lead

> Temporarily pause a specific lead in a campaign

<Note>
  Pause outreach to a specific lead without removing them from the campaign. Can be resumed later.
</Note>

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="campaign_id" type="number" required>
  Campaign ID
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="lead_id" type="number" required>
  Lead ID to pause
</ParamField>

## Query Parameters

<ParamField query="api_key" type="string" required>
  Your SmartLead API key
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST "https://server.smartlead.ai/api/v1/campaigns/123/leads/789/pause?api_key=YOUR_KEY"
  ```

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

  API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

  def pause_lead(campaign_id, lead_id):
      response = requests.post(
          f"https://server.smartlead.ai/api/v1/campaigns/{campaign_id}/leads/{lead_id}/pause",
          params={"api_key": API_KEY}
      )
      
      if response.status_code == 200:
          print(f"✅ Lead {lead_id} paused")
      
      return response.json()

  pause_lead(123, 789)
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const API_KEY = 'YOUR_API_KEY';

  async function pauseLead(campaignId, leadId) {
    const response = await fetch(
      `https://server.smartlead.ai/api/v1/campaigns/${campaignId}/leads/${leadId}/pause?api_key=${API_KEY}`,
      { method: 'POST' }
    );
    
    return response.json();
  }

  await pauseLead(123, 789);
  ```
</RequestExample>

## Response Example

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "message": "Lead paused successfully"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Related Endpoints

* [Resume Lead](/api-reference/campaigns/resume-lead)
* [Get Campaign Leads](/api-reference/campaigns/get-leads)