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# Cancel a scheduled action

DELETE https://api.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/scheduled_actions/{scheduled_action_id}

Cancels a scheduled action. Only actions in `scheduled` status can be cancelled.

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/scheduled-actions/cancel-a-scheduled-action

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `space_id` (string, required) — ID of the space in form of a string
- `scheduled_action_id` (string, required) — ID of the scheduled action in form of a string

### Query parameters

- `environment.sys.id` (string, optional) — ID of the environment in form of a string

## Response

### 200

OK - Request successful

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "action": "publish",
  "entity": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "5KsDBWseXY6QegucYAoacS",
      "linkType": "Entry",
      "type": "Link"
    }
  },
  "environment": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "staging",
      "linkType": "Environment",
      "type": "Link"
    }
  },
  "scheduledFor": {
    "datetime": "2022-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
    "timezone": "Europe/Berlin"
  },
  "sys": {
    "canceledAt": "2020-01-01T13:00:00.000Z",
    "canceledBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "4FLrUHftHW3v2BLi9fzfjU",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "createdAt": "2025-09-02T00:48:42.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "3A13SXSDwO8c46NrjigFYT",
    "space": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "status": "canceled",
    "type": "ScheduledAction"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```java Java
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```kotlin Kotlin
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```swift Swift
We currently don't provide a CMA SDK for this platform.
```

```js-legacy JavaScript (legacy)
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

const client = createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
}, { type: 'legacy' })

client.getSpace('<space_id>')
.then((space) => space.deleteScheduledAction({
    scheduledActionId: '<scheduled_action_id>',
    environmentId: '<environment_id>' 
}))
.then((scheduledAction) => console.log(scheduledAction))
.catch(console.error)
```

```php PHP
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```ruby Ruby
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```python Python
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```.net .NET
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```javascript JavaScript
No snippet for this SDK.
```