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description: The pause(), resume(), restart(), and terminate() instance methods are now available in local development via wrangler dev
title: Workflow instances now support pause(), resume(), restart(), and terminate() methods in local development
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-03-23-local-dev-instance-methods/og.png?v=588923a7eef20bca
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March 23, 2026

## Workflow instances now support pause(), resume(), restart(), and terminate() methods in local development

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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:

```ts
const instance = await env.MY_WORKFLOW.create({
	id: "my-instance-id",
});

await instance.pause(); // pauses a running workflow instance
await instance.resume(); // resumes a paused instance
await instance.restart(); // restarts the instance from the beginning
await instance.terminate(); // terminates the instance immediately
```

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