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title: play_pause
slug: /reference/python/rest/calling/play-pause
description: Pause an active playback on a call via REST.
max-toc-depth: 3
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[play]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/calling/play

Pause an active playback.

<EndpointSchemaSnippet endpoint="POST /api/calling/calls" />

## **Response Example**

<EndpointResponseSnippet endpoint="POST /api/calling/calls" />

## **Example**

```python {9}
from signalwire.rest import RestClient

client = RestClient(
    project="your-project-id",
    token="your-api-token",
    host="your-space.signalwire.com",
)

client.calling.play_pause(call_id="call-id-xxx", control_id="ctrl-id")
```