# Suspend and Resume a Flow Instance

Suspend a Flow instance to stop its compute without deleting its configuration or persistent state. A suspended Flow instance can be resumed later. Temporary working storage is released when the instance is suspended and recreated when it is resumed.

## Flow Instance States

| State      | Description                                                                                                       |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Running    | TheFlowinstance is active.                                                                                        |
| Suspending | TheFlowinstance is transitioning to the Suspended state.                                                          |
| Suspended  | TheFlowinstance's compute is stopped. Its configuration and persistent state are retained, and it can be resumed. |
| Resuming   | TheFlowinstance is transitioning back to the Running state.                                                       |

**Suspending** and **Resuming** are transitional states.

## Suspend a Flow Instance

1. In the Cloud Portal, navigate to **Ingestion** > **Flow**.

2. In the **Actions** column for the Flow instance, click the three dots (…).

3. Select **Suspend**.

4. In the confirmation dialog, select **Suspend**.

The instance transitions through **Suspending** to **Suspended**.

## Resume a Flow Instance

1. In the Cloud Portal, navigate to **Ingestion** > **Flow**.

2. In the **Actions** column for the instance, click the three dots (…).

3. Select **Resume**.

4. In the confirmation dialog, select **Resume**. 

When a Flow instance is resumed, it transitions through **Resuming** to **Running**. After the instance returns to **Running**, confirm that ingestion is progressing on the **Logs** tab of the Flow dashboard.

**Note**: Ingestion may not restart from the exact point at which the Flow instance was suspended. Monitor the **Logs** tab after resuming to confirm the ingestion progress.

## Suspend and Resume a Cluster

When you suspend a cluster:

* Running Flow instances are automatically suspended.
* Flow instances are not displayed in the Flow list while the cluster is suspended.

When you resume the cluster:

*  Flowinstances automatically suspended by the cluster operation resume automatically.
* Flow instances that were suspended manually before the cluster suspension remain suspended.
* The Flow list displays all instances again.

## Billing Impact

While a Flow instance is **Suspended**, its compute is not billed.

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Modified at: October 1, 2026

Source: [/db/v9.1/load-data/load-data-with-singlestore-flow-on-helios/suspend-and-resume-a-flow-instance/](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/load-data-with-singlestore-flow-on-helios/suspend-and-resume-a-flow-instance/)

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