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title: "How can I terminate a job in Pipelines?"
date: "2025-05-08T09:19:06+00:00"
summary: "Quickly terminate Pipelines jobs with the terminate-job command. Learn how to stop stuck or problematic jobs efficiently."
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You can terminate a job in progress. You might do this if the job appears stuck and unable to complete on its own, or if you realize there is a problem with the job you need to fix. To terminate a job, use the `terminate-job` command:

    pipelines terminate-job [job ID]                                                                                                    

The `terminate-job` command terminates the most recent job, if it has not yet completed. The command has an optional argument (`job ID`), which you can use if you want to terminate a job other than the most recently started one. Retrieve the job ID from the `pipelines status` command or from the output of the `pipelines start` command.