[[ml-stop-datafeed]]
==== Stop Data Feeds

A data feed that is stopped ceases to retrieve data from {es}.
A data feed can be opened and closed multiple times throughout its lifecycle.

===== Request

`POST _xpack/ml/datafeeds/<feed_id>/_stop`

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===== Description

TBD
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===== Path Parameters

`feed_id` (required)::
  (+string+) Identifier for the data feed

===== Request Body

`force`::
  (+boolean+) If true, the data feed is stopped forcefully.

`timeout`::
  (+time+) Controls the amount of time to wait until a data feed stops.
  The default value is 20 seconds.

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===== Responses

200
(EmptyResponse) The cluster has been successfully deleted
404
(BasicFailedReply) The cluster specified by {cluster_id} cannot be found (code: clusters.cluster_not_found)
412
(BasicFailedReply) The Elasticsearch cluster has not been shutdown yet (code: clusters.cluster_plan_state_error)
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===== Examples

The following example stops the `datafeed-it-ops-kpi` data feed:

[source,js]
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POST _xpack/ml/datafeeds/datafeed-it-ops-kpi/_stop
{
  "timeout": "30s"
}
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// CONSOLE
// TEST[skip:todo]

When the data feed stops, you receive the following results:
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{
  "stopped": true
}
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