# Turn a workflow off

> Turn a workflow on or off without changing its file.

<div class="g1t-endpoint"><span class="g1t-method" data-method="put">PUT</span><code>/repos/{owner}/{name}/actions/workflows/{workflow}/disable</code></div>

Needs the Maintain role or higher.

- **Authentication:** Required. Send an [access token](/reference/api/#authentication) as `Authorization: Bearer`.
- **MCP tool:** [`workflow`](/reference/mcp/#workflow) with `action` `update`, and the same inputs
- **Scope:** An access token needs [`workflows:write`](/guides/authentication/#scopes).
- **Also at:** [`PATCH /repos/{owner}/{name}/actions/workflows/{workflow}`](/reference/api/actions/update-workflow/), [`PUT /repos/{owner}/{name}/actions/workflows/{workflow}/enable`](/reference/api/actions/enable-workflow/)

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `owner` | string | Yes | The workspace that owns the repository. |
| `name` | string | Yes | The repository's name. |
| `workflow` | string | Yes | The workflow's id or file name. |

## Body parameters

Send a JSON object. Names are `snake_case`, as in responses; the `camelCase` spelling is accepted too.

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `enabled` | boolean | Yes |  |

## Example request

```sh
curl -X PUT https://api.g1t.sh/repos/flagon-io/hello/actions/workflows/nightly.yml/disable \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $G1T_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "enabled": true
  }'
```

## Example response

A successful request answers `200` with:

```json
{
  "id": "wfl_01kpw2c5d8e1f4g7h0j3k6m9nq",
  "path": ".g1t/workflows/nightly.yml",
  "name": "Nightly",
  "events": [
    "schedule"
  ],
  "state": "disabled",
  "error": null,
  "notes": [],
  "dispatch": null,
  "last_run": null
}
```

## Errors

A failed request answers with one of these statuses and a body like `{"error": {"code": "not_found", "message": "Repository not found."}}`. See [errors](/reference/api/#errors).

| Status | Code | When |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `unauthenticated` | A token is required, or the one sent is not valid. |
| 403 | `forbidden` | The token is valid but not allowed to do this, such as a member-only change or an agent token outside its repository. |
| 404 | `not_found` | It does not exist, or you cannot see it. |
| 409 | `conflict` | The request conflicts with the current state. |
| 422 | `invalid` | The input is not valid. `message` says which field and why. |