---
title: Cancel a playbook
description: Cancel a playbook to stop a business workflow when no longer valid.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/build-workflows/workflow-studio/cancel-playbook.html
release: australia
product: Workflow Studio
classification: workflow-studio
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Running Playbook Experience, Playbooks, Workflow Studio, Build workflows]
---

# Cancel a playbook

Cancel a playbook to stop a business workflow when no longer valid.

## Before you begin

Role required: agent or pd\_cancel

If your playbook admin has added a cancel action to your playbook experience, you can typically find the cancel action under the playbook actions menu.

**Note:** Certain activities within a playbook cannot be canceled once they have started.

## Procedure

1.  Open a playbook in workspace.

2.  Click the ellipses action menu icon \(\[Omitted image "playbook-ellipses.png"\] Alt text: Playbook action menu icon\) in the playbook header.

3.  Click **Cancel Playbook**.

4.  Provide a reason for canceling the playbook.

    \[Omitted image "playbook-cancel-modal.png"\] Alt text: Cancel playbook through which you provide reason for cancellation

5.  Click **Cancel Playbook**.

    A canceled banner appears below the playbook header confirming that the playbook has been canceled.

    \[Omitted image "playbook-cancel-banner.png"\] Alt text: Canceled banner


**Parent Topic:**[Running Playbook Experience](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/build-workflows/workflow-studio/playbook-agents-and-fulfillers.md)