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# pause

> Pause an active play-and-collect operation.

Pause the play-and-collect operation.

## Parameters

**`behavior`** `str | None` — default: None

Optional pause behavior. Controls what happens to the audio stream while paused
(e.g., silence insertion).

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## Returns

`dict` -- Server acknowledgment.

## Example

```python {18}
from signalwire.relay import RelayClient

client = RelayClient(
    project="your-project-id",
    token="your-api-token",
    contexts=["default"],
)

@client.on_call
async def handle_call(call):
    await call.answer()
    action = await call.play_and_collect(
        media=[{"type": "tts", "params": {"text": "Press 1 for sales, 2 for support."}}],
        collect={"digits": {"max": 1, "digit_timeout": 5.0}},
    )

    # Pause during an interruption
    await action.pause()
    # ... interruption handled ...
    await action.resume()

client.run()
```

> Pause an active play-and-collect operation.