# Canceling a job
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The following procedure explains how to cancel a job using the AWS Elemental MediaConvert console. 

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#### [ Console  ]

To cancel a job using the MediaConvert console

1. Open the [Jobs](https://console.aws.amazon.com/mediaconvert/home#/jobs/list) page in the MediaConvert console.

1. Select the **Job ID** of the job that you want to cancel by choosing the option (![\[Empty circle outline representing a placeholder or selection option.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediaconvert/latest/ug/images/circle-icon.png)) next to it.

1. Choose **Cancel job**.

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#### [ CLI  ]

The following `cancel-job` example cancels a job.

```
aws mediaconvert cancel-job \
	--id 1234567890123-efg456
```

For more information about how to cancel a job using the AWS CLI, see the [AWS CLI command reference](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/mediaconvert/cancel-job.html).

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