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title: stop
slug: /reference/typescript/relay/actions/detect-action/stop
description: Stop detection immediately.
max-toc-depth: 3
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Stop detection immediately.

## **Returns**

`Promise<Record<string, unknown>>` -- Server acknowledgment.

## **Example**

```typescript {17}
import { RelayClient } from '@signalwire/sdk';

const client = new RelayClient({
  project: process.env.SIGNALWIRE_PROJECT_ID!,
  token: process.env.SIGNALWIRE_TOKEN!,
  contexts: ['default']
});

client.onCall(async (call) => {
  await call.answer();
  const action = await call.detect({
    type: 'machine',
    params: { initialTimeout: 5.0 },
  });

  // Stop detection early
  await action.stop();
});

await client.run();
```