Canceling Runs
Cancelling cypress tests runs via dashboard
Runs that are currently in progress can be cancelled using the dashboard controls.
Cancelling a run can be useful for:
- preventing run from timing out
- optimizing usage of your CI provider resources
- reducing the number of recorded tests
Please note: Cancelling a run cannot be undone
In-progress runs can be cancelled by clicking the "Cancel Run" button in the Runs Feed view.

Cancelling cypress tests run from Runs Feed view
You can also cancel a run when from the Run Details view.

Cancelling cypress tests run from Run Details view
Cancelling a run affects in-progress and pending tests, as well as integrations and runs analytics.
- the run will be marked as "Cancelled", depending on test's status, it can also become "Failed" or "Passed". See Run Status.
- in-progress tests will run to completion, the dashboard will accept their result
- attempts to start a new test for a cancelled run would fail with the error message
Run is cancelled
- Cancelled runs are excluded from Runs Duration Insights
- Cancelled runs are excluded from Test / Spec Size Insights
- Tests recorded as part of a cancelled run are still included in Tests Insights charts
- Only fully recorded tests consume your organization's test records limit.
- Cancelled runs do consume your organization's runs limit (for organizations on deprecated runs-based plans)
- Commit status checks will display
Cancelled by <username>
message - Commit status check outcome will be set according to the last known run status, for example
- if no failed tests were recorded before the cancellation, the status check outcome will be a
success
- otherwise, the status check outcome will be a
failure

Cancelling cypress tests run - GitHub commit status message
- Currents will post a new PR comment with
Cancelled by <username>
message - PR comment details will be set according to the last known run status

Cancelling cypress tests run - GitHub PR comment
- Currents will post a cancellation notification with the last known run results

Cancelling cypress tests run - Slack message example

Cancelling cypress tests run - MS Teams example
- A new HTTP POST request will be emitted with the last known run results. and event type
RUN_CANCELED
See HTTP Webhooks for details.
Last modified 11mo ago