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# Deactivate a channel

DELETE https://api.fastpix.com/v1/cloud-playout/channels/{channelId}/deactivate

This endpoint takes a Cloud Playout channel off air, or cancels its scheduled run if it has not started yet. The channel and everything you configured on it are kept, so you can activate it again later.

#### How it works

1. Make a DELETE request to this endpoint with the `channelId`.

2. Playout and stream delivery are stopped, and the channel moves to `idle`. A channel that was already on air passes through `stopping` first.

3. The response confirms the change.

A channel that is in `draft` has never been activated, and a channel that is already `idle` has nothing left to stop, so deactivating either is refused with a 409. The same applies while a channel is already stopping or being deleted.

#### Example

A broadcaster takes a seasonal channel off air at the end of the season, keeping its programs ready for next year.


Reference: https://fastpix.com/docs/cloud-playout-channels/deactivate-cloud-playout-channel

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (basic auth, required) — FastPix APIs are secured with Basic Authentication. Use your Access Token ID as the username and Secret Key as the password in the Authorization header of each API request. * Username: Access Token ID * Password: Secret Key Activate your FastPix account to generate your API credentials. See the guide here

## Request

### Path parameters

- `channelId` (string, required) — The unique identifier of the channel to deactivate.

## Response

### 200

Channel deactivated successfully

- `success` (boolean, optional) — Shows the request status. Returns true for success and false for failure.

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "success": true
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.fastpix.com/v1/cloud-playout/channels/cc99cae6-56b4-46ab-9f4a-8b2462d8137c/deactivate"

response = requests.delete(url, auth=("<username>", "<password>"))

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.fastpix.com/v1/cloud-playout/channels/cc99cae6-56b4-46ab-9f4a-8b2462d8137c/deactivate';
const credentials = btoa("<username>:<password>");

const options = {method: 'DELETE', headers: {Authorization: `Basic ${credentials}`}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.fastpix.com/v1/cloud-playout/channels/cc99cae6-56b4-46ab-9f4a-8b2462d8137c/deactivate"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("DELETE", url, nil)

	req.SetBasicAuth("<username>", "<password>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.fastpix.com/v1/cloud-playout/channels/cc99cae6-56b4-46ab-9f4a-8b2462d8137c/deactivate")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(url)
request.basic_auth("<username>", "<password>")

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.delete("https://api.fastpix.com/v1/cloud-playout/channels/cc99cae6-56b4-46ab-9f4a-8b2462d8137c/deactivate")
  .basicAuth("<username>", "<password>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('DELETE', 'https://api.fastpix.com/v1/cloud-playout/channels/cc99cae6-56b4-46ab-9f4a-8b2462d8137c/deactivate', [
  'headers' => [
  ],
    'auth' => ['<username>', '<password>'],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;
using RestSharp.Authenticators;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.fastpix.com/v1/cloud-playout/channels/cc99cae6-56b4-46ab-9f4a-8b2462d8137c/deactivate");
client.Authenticator = new HttpBasicAuthenticator("<username>", "<password>");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.DELETE);

IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let credentials = Data("<username>:<password>".utf8).base64EncodedString()

let headers = ["Authorization": "Basic \(credentials)"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.fastpix.com/v1/cloud-playout/channels/cc99cae6-56b4-46ab-9f4a-8b2462d8137c/deactivate")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "DELETE"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```