Cancelling a scan

Sometimes you start a scan and realize it's not the right moment, or it's running longer than expected. You can stop a scan that is still in progress.

When you can cancel

Only scans with the In progress status can be cancelled. Once a scan finishes (Completed or Failed), there's nothing to cancel.

You'll need an Owner or Admin role to cancel a scan.

How to cancel

Open your project and go to Cookies → Scanner.

Find the scan with the In progress status. In the Actions column, click the three-dot menu and choose Cancel Scan.

Cancel scan menuThe three-dot menu on the in-progress scan row, with the Cancel Scan option highlighted.scanner-cancel-menu.png

A confirmation dialog opens.

Cancel scan dialogThe Cancel Scan confirmation dialog with Keep Scanning and Cancel Scan buttons.scanner-cancel-dialog.png

Click Cancel Scan to stop it. The status of the scan changes to Cancelled.

If you change your mind, click Keep Scanning and the scan continues.

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Cancelling cannot be undone

A cancelled scan stays cancelled. The partial results are not saved. If you need a complete scan, start a new one.

After cancelling

The scan moves to Cancelled status. You can start a new scan straight away.

The cancelled scan remains in your scan history so you can see what was running and when it was stopped.

What's next

Start a new scan.

Set up scheduled scans.