## POST /api/v2/shared-hosting/{accountId}/actions/pause

**Pause shared hosting**

Schedule a temporary shared-hosting pause for 7 to 90 days. The response includes the pause start, resume date, and reminder/next-invoice timestamps when available.

### Related Endpoints

- `GET /api/v2/shared-hosting/{accountId}/actions/pause`: Get hosting pause status
- `DELETE /api/v2/shared-hosting/{accountId}/actions/pause`: Cancel hosting pause
- `GET /api/v2/shared-hosting/{accountId}/actions/sso`: Check control-panel SSO availability

### Headers

- `Accept`: application/json
- `Authorization`: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
- Required API scope: `write:billing`
- `Content-Type`: application/json

### Parameters

- `accountId` (path, string, required): Public shared-hosting account ID. Get it from GET /api/v2/shared-hosting `data[].id`. Do not invent this value; use the exact ID returned by the referenced API response. Example: `acct_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3`

### Request Body

- `days` (integer, required) [min: 7, max: 90] Example: `30`

### Request Examples

#### Pause for 30 days

```bash
curl -X POST "https://cloud.hostup.se/api/v2/shared-hosting/acct_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3/actions/pause" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "days": 30
  }'
```

```json
{
  "days": 30
}
```

### Response Schema

- `pauseDetails` (object, required)
- `pauseDetails.pauseStartsAt` (string,null, required) Example: `2026-04-27T12:00:00.000Z`
- `pauseDetails.resumeAt` (string,null, required) Example: `2026-05-27T12:00:00.000Z`
- `pauseDetails.days` (integer, required) Example: `30`
- `nextInvoiceAt` (string,null, required) Example: `2026-06-27T00:00:00.000Z`
- `reminderAt` (string,null, required) Example: `2026-05-20T12:00:00.000Z`

### Responses

#### 201 - Pause scheduled.
```json
{
  "pauseDetails": {
    "pauseStartsAt": "2026-04-27T12:00:00.000Z",
    "resumeAt": "2026-05-27T12:00:00.000Z",
    "days": 30
  },
  "nextInvoiceAt": "2026-06-27T00:00:00.000Z",
  "reminderAt": "2026-05-20T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

#### 400 - Invalid request. The response body is an RFC 7807 Problem Details document.
```json
{
  "type": "https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request",
  "title": "Invalid request",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "The request body failed validation.",
  "code": "invalid_request",
  "instance": "/api/v2/resource",
  "requestId": "req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3",
  "timestamp": "2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z",
  "errors": [
    {
      "pointer": "/items/0/domainName",
      "detail": "`domainName` is required.",
      "code": "invalid_request"
    }
  ]
}
```

#### 401 - Unauthorized. Authentication is required.
```json
{
  "type": "https://developer.hostup.se/errors/unauthorized",
  "title": "Unauthorized",
  "status": 401,
  "detail": "Authentication is required.",
  "code": "unauthorized",
  "instance": "/api/v2/resource",
  "requestId": "req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3",
  "timestamp": "2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z"
}
```

#### 403 - Forbidden. The caller lacks a required scope or does not own the resource.
```json
{
  "type": "https://developer.hostup.se/errors/forbidden",
  "title": "Forbidden",
  "status": 403,
  "detail": "The caller lacks a required scope or does not own the resource.",
  "code": "forbidden",
  "instance": "/api/v2/resource",
  "requestId": "req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3",
  "timestamp": "2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z"
}
```

#### 404 - Not found. The resource does not exist or is not owned by the caller.
```json
{
  "type": "https://developer.hostup.se/errors/not_found",
  "title": "Not found",
  "status": 404,
  "detail": "The requested resource could not be found.",
  "code": "not_found",
  "instance": "/api/v2/resource",
  "requestId": "req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3",
  "timestamp": "2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z"
}
```

#### 429 - Rate limited. Retry after the limit resets. 429 responses include `Retry-After` seconds plus `X-RateLimit-*` headers.
```json
{
  "type": "https://developer.hostup.se/errors/rate_limit_exceeded",
  "title": "Too many requests",
  "status": 429,
  "detail": "Too many requests. Retry after the limit resets.",
  "code": "rate_limit_exceeded",
  "instance": "/api/v2/resource",
  "requestId": "req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3",
  "timestamp": "2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z"
}
```

#### 500 - Internal error. Retry later or contact support if the issue persists.
```json
{
  "type": "https://developer.hostup.se/errors/internal_error",
  "title": "Internal server error",
  "status": 500,
  "detail": "An unexpected error occurred. Retry later or contact support if the issue persists.",
  "code": "internal_error",
  "instance": "/api/v2/resource",
  "requestId": "req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3",
  "timestamp": "2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z"
}
```