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 | [GET]({{<relref "/operate/rs/references/rest-api/requests/bdbs/actions/recover#get-bdbs-actions-recover">}}) | `/v1/bdbs/{uid}/actions/recover` | Get database recovery plan  |
 | [POST]({{<relref "/operate/rs/references/rest-api/requests/bdbs/actions/recover#post-bdbs-actions-recover">}}) | `/v1/bdbs/{uid}/actions/recover` | Recover database  |
+
+## Resume traffic
+| Method | Path | Description |
+|--------|------|-------------|
+| [POST]({{<relref "/operate/rs/references/rest-api/requests/bdbs/actions/resume_traffic#post-bdbs-actions-resume-traffic">}}) | `/v1/bdbs/{uid}/actions/resume_traffic` | Resume database traffic |
+
+## Stop traffic
+| Method | Path | Description |
+|--------|------|-------------|
+| [POST]({{<relref "/operate/rs/references/rest-api/requests/bdbs/actions/stop_traffic#post-bdbs-actions-stop-traffic">}}) | `/v1/bdbs/{uid}/actions/stop_traffic` | Stop database traffic |
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+---
+Title: Resume database traffic requests
+alwaysopen: false
+categories:
+- docs
+- operate
+- rs
+description: REST API requests to resume traffic for a database
+headerRange: '[1-2]'
+linkTitle: resume_traffic
+weight: $weight
+---
+
+| Method | Path | Description |
+|--------|------|-------------|
+| [POST](#post-bdbs-actions-resume-traffic) | `/v1/bdbs/{uid}/actions/resume_traffic` | Resume database traffic |
+
+## Resume database traffic {#post-bdbs-actions-resume-traffic}
+
+```sh
+POST /v1/bdbs/{int: uid}/actions/resume_traffic
+```
+
+Resume traffic handling for the database.
+
+Use this action to resume read and write traffic on a database, where traffic was previously paused using the [`stop_traffic`]({{<relref "/operate/rs/references/rest-api/requests/bdbs/actions/stop_traffic">}}) action.
+
+#### Required permissions
+
+| Permission name | Roles |
+|-----------------|-------|
+| [update_bdb_with_action]({{< relref "/operate/rs/references/rest-api/permissions#update_bdb_with_action" >}}) | admin<br />cluster_member<br />db_member |
+
+### Request {#post-request}
+
+#### Example HTTP request
+
+```sh
+POST /bdbs/1/actions/resume_traffic
+```
+
+#### URL parameters
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| uid | integer | The unique ID of the database. |
+
+### Response {#post-response}
+
+Returns a JSON object with an `action_uid`. You can track the action's progress with a [`GET /v1/actions/<action_uid>`]({{<relref "/operate/rs/references/rest-api/requests/actions#get-action">}}) request.
+
+#### Status codes {#post-status-codes}
+
+| Code | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| [200 OK](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-200-ok) | The request is accepted and is being processed. The database state will be `active-change-pending` until the request has been fully processed. |
+| [404 Not Found](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-404-not-found) | Attempting to perform an action on a nonexistent database. |
+| [409 Conflict](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-409-conflict) | Attempting to change a database while it is busy with another configuration change. This is a temporary condition, and the request should be reattempted later. |
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+---
+Title: Stop database traffic requests
+alwaysopen: false
+categories:
+- docs
+- operate
+- rs
+description: REST API requests to stop traffic for a database
+headerRange: '[1-2]'
+linkTitle: stop_traffic
+weight: $weight
+---
+
+| Method | Path | Description |
+|--------|------|-------------|
+| [POST](#post-bdbs-actions-stop-traffic) | `/v1/bdbs/{uid}/actions/stop_traffic` | Stop database traffic |
+
+## Stop database traffic {#post-bdbs-actions-stop-traffic}
+
+```sh
+POST /v1/bdbs/{int: uid}/actions/stop_traffic
+```
+
+Stop handling traffic for the database.
+
+Use this action to stop read and write traffic on a database. To resume traffic afterward, use the [`resume_traffic`]({{<relref "/operate/rs/references/rest-api/requests/bdbs/actions/resume_traffic">}}) action.
+
+#### Required permissions
+
+| Permission name | Roles |
+|-----------------|-------|
+| [update_bdb_with_action]({{< relref "/operate/rs/references/rest-api/permissions#update_bdb_with_action" >}}) | admin<br />cluster_member<br />db_member |
+
+### Request {#post-request}
+
+#### Example HTTP request
+
+```sh
+POST /bdbs/1/actions/stop_traffic
+```
+
+#### URL parameters
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| uid | integer | The unique ID of the database. |
+
+### Response {#post-response}
+
+Returns a JSON object with an `action_uid`. You can track the action's progress with a [`GET /v1/actions/<action_uid>`]({{<relref "/operate/rs/references/rest-api/requests/actions#get-action">}}) request.
+
+#### Status codes {#post-status-codes}
+
+| Code | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| [200 OK](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-200-ok) | The request is accepted and is being processed. The database state will be `active-change-pending` until the request has been fully processed. |
+| [404 Not Found](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-404-not-found) | Attempting to perform an action on a nonexistent database. |
+| [409 Conflict](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-409-conflict) | Attempting to change a database while it is busy with another configuration change. This is a temporary condition, and the request should be reattempted later. |