---
title: "Stop-VBRSureBackupJob"
description: "This cmdlet stops the SureBackup job. Run the Start-VBRSureBackupJob cmdlet to start the SureBackup job."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/stop-vbrsurebackupjob.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > SureBackup > SureBackup Jobs > Stop-VBRSureBackupJob"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Stop-VBRSureBackupJob

## Short Description
Stops the SureBackup job.

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

## Syntax
```
Stop-VBRSureBackupJob -Job <VBRSureBackupJobBase> [-RunAsync] [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet stops the SureBackup job.

Run the [`Start-VBRSureBackupJob`](start-vbrsurebackupjob.md) cmdlet to start the SureBackup job.

## 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 a SureBackup job. The cmdlet will stop that job.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRSureBackupJobBase</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-vbrsurebackupjob.md"><code>Get-VBRSureBackupJob</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRSureBackupJobBase</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Confirm</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will display a prompt that asks if the user is sure that he wants to continue.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: Microsoft PowerShell enables the <code>Confirm</code> parameter for this cmdlet by default. To disable this option, set the parameter value to <code>$false</code>. That is, <code>Confirm:$false</code>.</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">WhatIf</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will write a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.</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 SureBackup Job

This example shows how to stop a SureBackup Job.

```
$job = Get-VBRSureBackupJob -Name "SureJob 2"
Stop-VBRSureBackupJob -Job $job
```

Perform the following steps:

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

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRSureBackupJob`](get-vbrsurebackupjob.md)