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This page describes how to cancel an AlloyDB backup operation
that is in progress.
You can cancel a running backup operation if:
The source cluster of the backup is in the "Ready" state
The backup is in the "Pending" state
To cancel the backup operation, you cancel the long-running operation that
AlloyDB initiated to perform the operation. Note that in some
cases, your attempt to cancel the long-running operation can fail due to the
current status of the operation.
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