# Pause - Workflow node | Docs - nodulz

Source: https://nodulz.com/docs/nodes/pause

Language: en

Suspend the workflow until a date or a resume call

## Usage and specifics

Choose a duration or resume date. Pause and resume depend on execution mode; verify behavior in a full workflow before publishing.

Technical type : `pause`. Runtime : `nodulz`.

## Credentials and prerequisites

This node defines no dedicated external credential. Remote sources or execution targets may still need their own access credentials.

See the [credentials guide](/docs/credentials) if a remote source or execution target requires access.

## Parameters

Names below are technical keys. Defaults are not a ready-to-run configuration: complete fields required by your operation. Paths containing [] describe list items; some fields depend on the selected mode.

| Parameter | Type | Default | Values / limits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mode` | `enum` | `"date"` | `date`, `call` |
| `date` | `string` | `""` | - |

## Configuration help

| Setting | Purpose and guidance |
| --- | --- |
| `mode`<br>Wait for | The pause saves context in the database and releases the execution slot. Resuming uses the workflow version saved at the pause. |
| `date`<br>Resume date | ISO date with timezone, or expression. Example: 2026-12-01T09:00:00+01:00. Past dates continue immediately. |

## Initial configuration

Initial catalog configuration example, to adapt before running. Keep secrets in credentials.

```json
{
  "mode": "date",
  "date": ""
}
```

## Verification

Test with representative data. Check node output in the inspector and logs, then use editor mapping for downstream fields. A trigger test with a simulated payload does not validate external service delivery.

See also : [Expressions and data](/docs/expressions), [Executions](/docs/executions), [Node catalog](/docs/nodes).

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