# BaseJobQueue.stop() method · @imqueue/job

Source: https://imqueue.org/api/job/latest/job.basejobqueue.stop/
Published: 2026-07-31
Author: @imqueue maintainers (https://github.com/imqueue)
Package: @imqueue/job 3.0.3 — generated reference, not hand-written

Stops processing the job queue, leaving it able to start again.

**Signature:**

```typescript
stop(): Promise<T>;
```
**Returns:**

Promise<T>

this queue, once processing has stopped