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# Pause ads in bulk

Save time with bulk updates

With Adalysis, you can pause ads in bulk, saving valuable time compared to manual workflows. Simply, go to **Manage** > **Ad groups** and select your ad groups. You can select them one at a time, or click the column header to choose the whole page or all matching results.

Prebuilt filters help you to find ad groups faster, or you can create your own set of criteria.

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Once selected, click **Pause ads** from the **Tools** menu.&#x20;

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The **Pause ads** tool lets you specify which ads to pause, based on performance criteria, duplicates and ad type:

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<summary>Popular applications</summary>

Adalysis customers find this tool particularly useful for ending promotions:

* Pausing ads based on filtering for words and dates in the ad copy, such as '2024'
* Pausing ads based on filtering for labels, such as 'sale'

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