---
title: "Stop-VBRApplicationBackupJob"
description: "This cmdlet stops application backup policies."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/stop-vbrapplicationbackupjob.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Plug-Ins for Enterprise Applications, MongoDB Backup and Epic EHR System Protection > Working with Managed Veeam Plug-Ins, MongoDB Backup and Epic EHR System Protection > Application Backup Policies > Stop-VBRApplicationBackupJob"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Stop-VBRApplicationBackupJob

## Short Description
Stops application backup policies.

**Product Edition**: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Stop-VBRApplicationBackupJob [-Job] <VBRApplicationBackupJobBase[]> [-RunAsync] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet stops application backup policies.

## Parameters

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      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Job</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an application backup policy that you want to stop.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRApplicationBackupJobBase[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrapplicationbackupjob.md"><code>Get-VBRApplicationBackupJob</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRApplicationBackupJobBase[]</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>0</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">RunAsync</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Examples

::: example
### Stopping Application Backup Policies

This example shows how to stop the application backup policy.

```
$job = Get-VBRApplicationBackupJob -Name "DbsSrv2049"
Stop-VBRApplicationBackupJob -Job $job
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRApplicationBackupJob`](get-vbrapplicationbackupjob.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$job` variable.
2. Run the `Stop-VBRApplicationBackupJob` cmdlet. Set the `$job` variable as the `Job` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRApplicationBackupJob`](get-vbrapplicationbackupjob.md)