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Pause a batched background migration

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Pause a batched background migration

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Use GitLab: its GitLab Admin API lets you pause a batched background migration in a single step (PUT /api/v4/admin/batched_background_migrations/{id}/pause). GitLab also has an MCP server, so an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT can do it for you. capabilities.work can help you get signed up and connected.

  • How do I temporarily halt a batched background migration that is loading the database?
  • Can I pause a running migration and pick it up later?
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  • Pause batched background migration {id}.
  • Pause the running migration {id} on the {database} database.
For your developer

PUT /api/v4/admin/batched_background_migrations/{id}/pause in GitLab Admin API. Full spec on APIs.io.

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