Cancel A Running Backtest
cancelBacktestspost
/backtests/{id}/cancelBase URL: https://backtester.vast.tastyworks.com (Backtester API)
Stops a `pending` or `running` backtest early. Returns `204 No Content` on success. Useful for aborting a long run you no longer need.
Code samples
curl -X POST 'https://backtester.vast.tastyworks.com/backtests/{id}/cancel' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'User-Agent: tastytrade-docs-example/1.0'import requests
url = "https://backtester.vast.tastyworks.com/backtests/{id}/cancel"
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"User-Agent": "tastytrade-docs-example/1.0",
}
resp = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
print(resp.status_code, resp.json())const resp = await fetch("https://backtester.vast.tastyworks.com/backtests/{id}/cancel", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"User-Agent": "tastytrade-docs-example/1.0",
},
})
const data = await resp.json()
console.log(resp.status, data)package main
import (
"net/http"
"io"
"fmt"
)
func main() {
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://backtester.vast.tastyworks.com/backtests/{id}/cancel", nil)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")
req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "tastytrade-docs-example/1.0")
resp, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()
out, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(resp.Status, string(out))
}import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.*;
HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
HttpRequest req = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://backtester.vast.tastyworks.com/backtests/{id}/cancel"))
.header("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")
.header("User-Agent", "tastytrade-docs-example/1.0")
.method("POST", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
.build();
HttpResponse<String> resp = client.send(req, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(resp.statusCode() + " " + resp.body());Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id* | path | string |
Responses
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