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title: Workflow instances now support pause(), resume(), restart(), and terminate() methods in local development
description: The pause(), resume(), restart(), and terminate() instance methods are now available in local development via wrangler dev
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## Workflow instances now support pause(), resume(), restart(), and terminate() methods in local development

Mar 23, 2026 

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Workflow instance methods `pause()`, `resume()`, `restart()`, and `terminate()` are now available in local development when using `wrangler dev`.

You can now test the full Workflow instance lifecycle locally:

TypeScript

```
const instance = await env.MY_WORKFLOW.create({  id: "my-instance-id",});
await instance.pause(); // pauses a running workflow instanceawait instance.resume(); // resumes a paused instanceawait instance.restart(); // restarts the instance from the beginningawait instance.terminate(); // terminates the instance immediately
```

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