# This method cancels a state machine execution

This method cancels a state machine execution

Endpoint: DELETE /stepFunctions/{tenantId}/{stateMachineName}/{executionId}
Version: v1-2025-04-18
Security: knox-authorizer

## Security:

  - `knox-authorizer` (unknown)
    http bearer JWT

## Path parameters:

  - `tenantId` (string, required)
    The id of the tenant being accessed

  - `stateMachineName` (string, required)
    The name of the state machine

  - `executionId` (string, required)
    The execution ID

## Response 200:

  - `200` (unknown)
    The state machine was cancelled successfully

## Response 200 headers:

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` (string)

## Response 400:

  - `400` (unknown)
    The request was not valid

## Response 400 headers:

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` (string)

## Response 401:

  - `401` (unknown)
    Unauthorized

## Response 401 headers:

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` (string)

## Response 403:

  - `403` (unknown)
    Forbidden

## Response 403 headers:

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` (string)

## Response 404:

  - `404` (unknown)
    State machine was not found

## Response 404 headers:

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` (string)

## Response 429:

  - `429` (unknown)
    The state machine could not be started because an instance is already running

## Response 429 headers:

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` (string)

## Response 500:

  - `500` (unknown)
    An internal server error occured.

## Response 500 headers:

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` (string)

  - `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` (string)