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description: Temporarily stop an automation’s schedule in Automation Studio. If the automation is running when you pause it, it continues to run, but future scheduled runs don’t occur. You can see who paused an automation in the automation’s summary.
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# Pause an Automation

Temporarily stop an automation’s schedule in Automation Studio. If the automation is running when you pause it, it continues to run, but future scheduled runs don’t occur. You can see who paused an automation in the automation’s summary.

1. Open the automation record and click **Paused** in the Schedule Summary column.
    
    ![Pause an automation](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_journeys_and_automations-264-0-0-production-enus/e08cdd71-c1c1-4ae5-a5e9-8a6dad583ad4/mc_journeys_and_automations/images/mc_as_paused_on_schedule_step_1.png)
2. To confirm, click **Pause**.

To resume a paused automation, set it to **Active** on the Schedule tab.