> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.emaildelivery.com/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.emaildelivery.com/docs/broadcasts/cancel-a-broadcast.md).

# Cancel a broadcast

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The most reliable way to cancel a broadcast is to purge broadcast mail from the backend customer account menu.
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Clicking "Cancel" in the Action button from the broadcast page will cancel a broadcast sent through Velocity MTA, but may not be able to cancel a broadcast sent through an API or SMTP Relay connection.
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