> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Pause or Unpause Prompts

> Pauses or unpauses multiple prompts in one transaction.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json patch /api/v1/prompts/status
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: AthenaHQ API
  description: >-
    AthenaHQ API provides programmatic access to manage your websites and
    prompts for AI-powered content optimization.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    email: support@athenahq.ai
servers:
  - url: https://api.athenahq.ai
    description: Production server
security:
  - apiKey: []
tags:
  - name: Basics
    description: Core API operations for managing websites and prompts
  - name: Metrics
    description: Metrics and analytics endpoints for tracking AI visibility
  - name: Billing
    description: Billing and credits endpoints for managing usage
  - name: Team Management
    description: Endpoints for managing team members and invitations
  - name: Groups
    description: Endpoints for managing groups of websites
  - name: Content
    description: >-
      Endpoints for accessing Content Hub data — tabs, tracked URLs, and per-URL
      prompt breakdowns.
  - name: Pitch Workspace
    description: >-
      Endpoints for accessing pitch workspace reports — org-scoped pitch runs
      with competitors, prompts, attributes, and aggregate metrics.
  - name: Knowledge Base
    description: >-
      Endpoints for reading the brand Knowledge Base — approved brand facts and
      the pillars that organize them.
paths:
  /api/v1/prompts/status:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Basics
      summary: Pause or Unpause Prompts
      description: Pauses or unpauses multiple prompts in one transaction.
      operationId: setPromptsStatus
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - website_id
                - prompt_ids
                - status
              properties:
                website_id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                prompt_ids:
                  type: array
                  minItems: 1
                  maxItems: 1000
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                status:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - active
                    - paused
                  description: '`paused` to pause, `active` to unpause.'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Status updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - success
                  - message
                  - changed_count
                  - unchanged_count
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    example: true
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: Paused 1 prompt
                  changed_count:
                    type: integer
                    example: 1
                  unchanged_count:
                    type: integer
                    example: 0
        '400':
          description: Bad request - Validation error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - You don't have access to this website
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              examples:
                no_access:
                  value:
                    error: Unauthorized access to this website
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      security:
        - apiKey: []
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Error response object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message describing what went wrong
          example: Unauthorized
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: >-
        API key for authentication. You can create one
        [here](https://app.athenahq.ai/organization?tab=api).

````