CatchAll Start/Stop Monitor — pause or resume a monitor

CatchAll Start/Stop Monitor lets you pause or resume an existing monitor. Pausing a monitor stops its scheduled jobs from running. Resuming it restarts the schedule from where it left off.

This Actor maps to the POST /catchAll/monitors/{id}/enable and POST /catchAll/monitors/{id}/disable endpoints.

When to use this Actor

• Pause during quiet periods. Stop a monitor temporarily when you don't need new data (e.g., holidays, project pause).
• Resume when ready. Restart the schedule without recreating the monitor or losing its configuration.
• Control costs. Disable monitors to stop consuming CatchAll API credits until you need them again.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	String	Yes	Your CatchAll API key
monitorId	String	Yes	Monitor ID to pause or resume
action	String	Yes	"pause" to disable or "resume" to enable the monitor

Input example — pause a monitor

{
  "apiKey": "YOUR_CATCHALL_API_KEY",
  "monitorId": "3fec5b07-8786-46d7-9486-d43ff67eccd4",
  "action": "pause"
}

Input example — resume a monitor

{
  "apiKey": "YOUR_CATCHALL_API_KEY",
  "monitorId": "3fec5b07-8786-46d7-9486-d43ff67eccd4",
  "action": "resume"
}

Output

The Actor returns a confirmation with the monitor ID and action result in the default Dataset.

Output example

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Monitor disabled successfully.",
  "monitor_id": "3fec5b07-8786-46d7-9486-d43ff67eccd4"
}

Tips

• Pausing a monitor does not delete it. All configuration, history, and previously collected results remain intact.
• Resuming uses the original schedule. The monitor picks up from the next scheduled time; it does not backfill missed runs.

Other CatchAll Actors

Actor	Description
CatchAll	End-to-end job: submit, poll, and retrieve results
CatchAll Create Monitor	Create a scheduled monitor
CatchAll Update Monitor	Update a monitor's webhook

For the full list, visit the Newscatcher organization page.

Resources

• CatchAll documentation
• Monitors guide