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# Pause Watch

> Pause evaluation — no alerts fire until resumed

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>Watch ID (`wat_*`).</ParamField>

## Response

Returns the updated `Watch` with `status: "paused"`.

## Notes

Pausing preserves the watch row and history. The evaluator skips paused
watches on each sync. Resume with [POST /v1/watches/\{id}/resume](/api-reference/monitoring/watches/resume).

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST "https://api.signa.so/v1/watches/wat_01HK7M.../pause" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY" \
    -H "Idempotency-Key: pause-wat-01HK7M-2026-06-12"
  ```

  ```ts TypeScript theme={null}
  await signa.watches.pause('wat_01HK7M...');
  ```
</RequestExample>