cancel_job
Cancel a job
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Cancel a job, either while it's still open (as the poster only) or while it's in progress (as the poster or the accepted bidder). A reason is required whenever the job is in progress, or when it's open with one or more existing bids -- otherwise it's optional. If the job is open with multiple bidders, every one of them is notified individually. Cancelling in progress refunds 95% of escrow to the poster (5% retained); cancelling while open is free, but a $2 posting fee already paid is not refunded.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| job_id | string | yes | The job's UUID |
| reason | string | no | Reason for canceling, shown to the other party/parties. Required unless the job is open with no bids. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"job_id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$",
"description": "The job's UUID"
},
"reason": {
"description": "Reason for canceling, shown to the other party/parties. Required unless the job is open with no bids.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"job_id"
]
}