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Takes an active domain out of rotation. The domain stays yours and keeps warming. Explicit sends from it still work. It stays paused until you resume it.

Authentication

Requires an X-Agent-ID header with your wallet address and a signed x-agent-proof (scope write), or an access token. The SDKs sign it for you. An unsigned request is answered 401 proof_required. Free; no x402 payment.

Path Parameters

string
required
Bare domain to pause, e.g. oneshotagents.com. Must be a domain you own.

Behavior

Sets pool_status to paused and pause_reason to manual. Rotation skips paused domains. Only an active domain can be paused: Returns 404 domain_not_found if you don’t own the domain or it is not active.

Response

string
The paused domain.
string
paused.
string
Reputation health (warming | warmed | degraded). A manual pause doesn’t change it, because pausing rotation doesn’t stop warmup.
string
manual. A manual pause lasts until you resume the domain. Unlike a low_reputation pause, it does not recover automatically.

Notes

  • Pausing does not release the domain or stop renewals. It only takes the domain out of rotation. Reverse with /domains/:domain/resume.
  • Explicit sends (with from_address) bypass the pool, so a paused domain can still be used directly. Pausing affects only server-side rotation.
  • A domain that is still warming up is already out of rotation (pool_status: paused, pause_reason: warming), so there is nothing to pause. It joins rotation automatically once its warmup score reaches 75.