Cancel Running Backup Job is a WordPress ability from BackWPup — usable via Easy MCP AI, which connects Claude, ChatGPT, and any AI assistant to your site.
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DestructiveAborts a currently running BackWPup backup job.
Requires the BackWPup plugin on WordPress 6.9+ (each ability is guarded by a function_exists( 'wp_register_ability' ) check, so nothing registers on older cores). Individual abilities also require specific capabilities: 'backwpup' for listing jobs, reading backup history, reading the documentation resource; 'backwpup_jobs_start' for running or cancelling a backup job; and 'backwpup_logs' for reading backup logs.
What it does
This ability cancels an in-progress backup job by triggering BackWPup's user-abort routine. It first checks whether a job is currently running; if none is active it returns a WP_Error (backwpup_no_job_running) instead of doing anything. When a job is running, it captures the job's name before aborting it and returns a success flag, the job name, and a human-readable confirmation message. BackWPup's documentation resource recommends always calling backwpup_get_backup_history first to confirm a job is actually running before invoking this ability.
See it in action
You ask your AI assistant
"The backup that's running right now is taking forever, please stop it."
Returns
An object with a success boolean, the job_name that was cancelled, and a human-readable message confirming cancellation, or a WP_Error if no job was running.
Permission
The current user must have the 'backwpup_jobs_start' capability; unauthorized calls fire a backwpup_mcp_permission_denied action and are denied.
More BackWPup abilities
BackWPup Documentation Overview
Returns Markdown documentation describing the BackWPup MCP server's tools and recommended workflows.
Get Backup History
Returns recent backup history and whether a backup job is currently running.
Get Backup Logs
Retrieves the content of a backup log file for troubleshooting.
List Backup Jobs
Lists all configured BackWPup backup jobs with their destinations and schedules.
Run Backup Job
Triggers an immediate backup, either a specific configured job or the default 'Backup Now'.