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# Resume an assessment

> Resumes testing on a paused assessment.
The assessment must be in a paused state to be resumed.
Returns 409 if the assessment is not currently paused.




## OpenAPI

````yaml /assessment-v1-openapi.yaml post /v1/organizations/{organizationUid}/assessments/{assessmentUid}/resume
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Assessment Service
  version: 1.0.0
  description: |
    APIs for managing Assessment and related operations on the Synack.
  contact:
    name: Synack Engineering
    email: engineering@synack.com
servers:
  - url: https://client.synack.com/api/assessment
    description: Commercial
  - url: https://client.synack.us/api/assessment
    description: FedRAMP (Medium)
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Assessment Lifecycle
    description: Lifecycle state transitions for an individual assessment.
  - name: Assessment Groups
    description: Users assigned to an Assessment Group, with their roles.
paths:
  /v1/organizations/{organizationUid}/assessments/{assessmentUid}/resume:
    post:
      tags:
        - Assessment Lifecycle
      summary: Resume an assessment
      description: |
        Resumes testing on a paused assessment.
        The assessment must be in a paused state to be resumed.
        Returns 409 if the assessment is not currently paused.
      operationId: resumeAssessment
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationUid'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AssessmentUid'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Assessment resumed successfully.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
components:
  parameters:
    OrganizationUid:
      name: organizationUid
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the organization.
      schema:
        type: string
    AssessmentUid:
      name: assessmentUid
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the assessment.
      schema:
        type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid authentication credentials.
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
    Forbidden:
      description: Authenticated but lacks permission for this resource.
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found in the acting organization.
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
    Conflict:
      description: The resource is not in a state that permits the requested action.
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
    InternalServerError:
      description: Server error.
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
  schemas:
    Problem:
      type: object
      description: RFC 7807 Problem Details.
      required:
        - status
        - title
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://errors.synack.com/assessment/group-not-found
        status:
          type: integer
        title:
          type: string
        detail:
          type: string
        instance:
          type: string
          format: uri
        logId:
          type: string
          description: Unique log message identifier for support.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT

````