snyk/help/cli-commands/cos-scan-cancel.md

snyk library and cli utility

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description: The snyk cos scan cancel command that cancels a running scan.
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# COS scan cancel

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**Release status**

The `snyk cos` command set is in Closed Beta and is available only for Enterprise plans. If you want to set it up in your Group or Organization, contact your Snyk account team.
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## Usage

`snyk cos scan cancel [<OPTIONS>]`

## Description

The `snyk cos scan cancel` command cancels a running scan. Findings confirmed before canceling are not preserved.

For a list of related commands see the [snyk cos](cos.md) help, `snyk cos --help`.

## Exit codes

Possible exit codes and their meaning:

**0**: scan stopped\
**2**: failure, no scan is currently running on this target\
**3**: failure, target or scan ID not found

## Configure the Snyk CLI

You can use environment variables to configure the Snyk CLI and set variables for connecting with the Snyk API. For more information see [Configure the Snyk CLI](https://docs.snyk.io/snyk-cli/configure-the-snyk-cli).

## Debug

Use the `-d` option to output the debug logs.

## Options

### `--scan-id=<SCAN_ID>`

**Required**. Specify the scan to cancel. The `<SCAN_ID>` must be a valid scan ID.

Example:

```bash
$ snyk cos scan cancel --scan-id=92b10f07ec07c7b1b73305181398ccf5
```