The button Retire allows you to shut down an API:
![](/download/attachments/306971166/api_retire1.png?version=1&modificationDate=1641303893000&api=v2)
If you use the button, a confirmation dialog will open:
![](/download/attachments/306971166/api_retire2.png?version=1&modificationDate=1641303893000&api=v2)
If you have confirmed the dialog with OK, the status in the basic settings will change to
. Now, this API it is not invokable any more. Nevertheless, you have still access to the API's configuration details in the API Management and you are still able to create a new version from it:
![](/download/attachments/306971166/api_retire3.png?version=1&modificationDate=1641303893000&api=v2)