---
title: "Abort cloud scan"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/discovery-api/cloud-scan/abort-cloud-scan.html
api_method: POST
api_endpoint: "/apicontroller/v1/scan/abortCloudScan"
api_url: "https://daas.digicert.com/apicontroller/v1/scan/abortCloudScan"
---

**POST** `https://daas.digicert.com/apicontroller/v1/scan/abortCloudScan`

Use this endpoint to abort a cloud scan while it is still in progress.

## Example requests and responses

## cURL

```bash
curl --location --request POST 'https://daas.digicert.com/apicontroller/v1/scan/abortCloudScan' \
--header 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"accountId":5153184,"divisionId":677793}'
```

## 200 OK

```json
{
    "error": null,
    "data": "Scan abort successful"
}
```

## Request parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Req/Opt</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>accountId</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Account ID.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>divisionId</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Division ID.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

## Response parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>error</td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Includes the error code, if any.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>data</td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Message with additional information about the request.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>