Pause, resume, edit or delete a campaign
What pausing does to leads in progress, how to resume, what to know before editing a running campaign, how replies and unsubscribes stop leads, and how to delete.
Updated October 13, 2026
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Click Pause campaign to stop sending without losing anything: every lead keeps its place in the sequence and continues where it left off when you click Resume campaign. To end a campaign for good, delete it from the Campaigns list.
Pause a campaign
Open the campaign.
Click Pause campaign at the top right.
Confirm with Pause in Pause the campaign?.

You can also use the switch of the campaign in the Campaigns list (no confirmation there).
While a campaign is paused:
- No new action is sent. An action that is already being sent when you pause still finishes.
- Every lead keeps its current step. In the Leads tab, they show Paused and their next action shows On hold.
- Replies and accepted invitations are still recorded, and Stop a lead when they reply still applies.
- Leads added to the target list join only when you resume.

Resume a campaign
Click Resume campaign (or turn the switch back on). You see Campaign resumed: "Leads continue where they left off", plus the number of new leads added from the list.
- A delay or a wait that ended during the pause moves on as soon as the working hours allow.
- Resuming runs the same checks as a launch: if something is missing, you get the Almost ready to launch list. See Launch a campaign.
- Resuming needs a subscription or a running free trial, like launching.
A step is never sent twice to the same lead, even if you pause and resume several times.
Edit a running campaign
You can edit a running campaign. Sequence changes save automatically and apply within a few seconds; settings apply when you click Save settings.
- Changing a text (note, message, email): the next sends use the new text. What was already sent doesn't change.
- Adding a step: leads reach it when they get there. Leads already past that point don't go back to it.
- Deleting a step: leads currently on that step become Failed ("This step was removed from the sequence"). You can Resume them from the Leads tab: they restart from the first step, and steps they already completed aren't sent again.
- Changing the target list in the Start step: leads of the new list join the campaign. Leads already in the campaign continue.
Tip: For big changes, pause the campaign first, edit, then resume.
Stop a lead when they reply
In Campaign settings, Stop a lead when they reply is on by default ("Recommended. The sequence stops for a lead as soon as they reply on LinkedIn or by email."). A lead who replies is stopped and shows Replied in the Leads tab. The conversation continues in your inbox. See Use the inbox.
- LinkedIn replies count when they're sent to a LinkedIn account used by the campaign.
- Email replies count for the campaign that sent the email.
- If the rest of the lead's path contains a Replied? step, an AI message analysis, an AI auto-reply or a reply condition, the lead isn't stopped, so these steps can react to the reply.
If you turn the setting off, leads who reply keep receiving the next steps of the sequence.
Unsubscribes and bounces
Every campaign email carries a one-click unsubscribe header, which many mail apps show as an unsubscribe button. You can also add a visible link in the body with {unsubscribe}. When someone unsubscribes:
- They see "You have been unsubscribed".
- The lead is stopped in all your campaigns, with the status Unsubscribed.
- Their address is never emailed again by your campaigns. Leads with that address are also stopped when they join a campaign later.
When an address is rejected by the recipient's server, it's added to the same list: later emails to it are skipped.
Campaigns on hold or paused for you
Account problems don't pause the campaign. If a LinkedIn account or a mailbox stops working, a red banner explains it, for example "LinkedIn account … is disconnected — reconnect it to resume the campaign." The steps that use that account wait and are retried automatically every few hours. Nothing is lost: they continue once the account works again. For a disconnected LinkedIn account, you also get an email: "Your LinkedIn account … needs to be reconnected". See Reconnect a LinkedIn account.
Subscription changes do pause campaigns: when a subscription is cancelled or a payment fails, every running campaign is paused and your LinkedIn accounts are disconnected. See Cancel your subscription.
Delete a campaign
Go to Campaigns.
Tick the campaigns to delete.
Click Delete (N) in the toolbar.

Confirm with Delete.
The campaign is deleted permanently and its leads stop receiving actions. This can't be undone. Your leads and lists stay in Prospects.
There's no "stop" button for a whole campaign: pause it to keep its history, or delete it.
FAQ
Does pausing reset delays?
No. Each lead keeps its step and its schedule. If a delay ended during the pause, the next action goes out once the campaign is resumed, within working hours.
Can I stop a single lead?
Yes, from the Leads tab: open the lead's menu and click Stop. See Manage campaign leads.
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