Canceling samples

Canceling samples

For a short window of time immediately after sample submission, it is possible to cancel an analysis. This can be done via the web UI or the API. Samples that are canceled do not incur any charges.

By default, there is a 15 minute window following sample submission where the sample(s) can be canceled. Please contact support@gencove.com if you would like this window to be shortened or extended.

To cancel samples via the API, use the project-cancel-samples/<project_id> endpoint with a list of sample_ids as the payload. For example:

curl -X 'POST' \
  'https://api.gencove.com/api/v2/project-cancel-samples/<project_id>' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Api-Key <api_key>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "sample_ids": [
    "<sample_id>"
  ]
}'

This will move samples from the scheduled status to a final user canceled status, ensuring that they are not processed.