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Cancelling a task

Cancelling a task

RDS for PostgreSQL supports canceling pending tasks. This topic describes the steps to cancel a task.

Prerequisites

The task is Waiting for execution or Waiting for switch.

Precautions

When the following task is initiated and selected to be executed in the Specific time period or Maintenance window, the task will enter the Waiting for execution state. The cancellation of the task takes effect immediately.

When the following task is initiated and selected to be executed in the Specific time period or Maintenance window, the task will enter the Running (before switching) state, and perform the corresponding resource preparation and background scheduling work. If a task is cancelled during this period, the cancellation is performed after the current phase (resource preparation and background scheduling) is completed.

Change specification ModifyDBInstanceSpec

When the following task is initiated and selected to be executed Immediately, the task can not be cancelled.

Change specification ModifyDBInstanceSpec

Procedure

Login to the RDS for PostgreSQL console.

In the upper-left corner of the top menu bar, select the project and region for the instance.

tip

If the project of the instance has not been set, the project should be selected as All resources.

In the left navigation bar, click Task Center to enter the Task list.

In the Task list, click the Cancel button in the Actions column of the target task.

In the pop-up Confirm to cancel dialog box, click OK.

Related APIs

API	Description
ModifyTask	Call the ModifyTask API to edit the task.

Last updated: 2026.01.12 17:15:47