# Cancel a job
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Use the `CancelJob` operation to cancel an existing job currently in Pending or Running status. You might cancel a job if it was submitted with the wrong parameters or input data, or if you no longer need the complete results. It can take time for a job to be fully cancelled. You can use the `GetJob` action to check cancellation status. Cancelled jobs transition from **Cancelling** to **Cancelled** status when cancellation is complete.

## Examples
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### Cancel an existing address validation job
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#### [ Sample request ]

```
{  
    "JobId": "YOUR_JOB_ID"
}
```

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#### [ Sample response ]

```
{  
    "JobArn": "arn:aws:geo:us-west-2:YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID:job/YOUR_JOB_ID",
    "JobId": "YOUR_JOB_ID",
    "Status": "Cancelling"
}
```

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

```
aws location cancel-job --job-id "YOUR_JOB_ID" --region us-west-2
```

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