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title: "Turn off a workflow block without deleting it"
description: "Disable a block to skip it in runs while keeping its settings, and test some blocks on their own at no credit cost."
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# Turn off a workflow block without deleting it

Disable a block to take it out of a run without losing its settings. The run passes the block's input straight to the next block. Check that later blocks do not need the output of the block you disable.

![Three workflow blocks in a row named Fetch, Summarize, and Send. Summarize has a dashed outline and a Disabled tag, and an arrow carries the input from Fetch past it to Send.](/changelog/art-turn-off-a-workflow-block-without-deleting-it.webp)

- Right-click a block and choose Disable, or use Cmd+K. With two or more blocks selected, the selection toolbar also has Disable. Choose Enable to turn them back on
- A disabled block cannot stop a run. Most action blocks can be disabled. Start, End, container, and branching blocks cannot
- Test step on a Template, Format, List Operator, or Dedupe block uses no credits. Testing an Agent, Tool, Approval, or Loop block still checks your balance

Source: https://docs.aiagent.app/changelog/turn-off-a-workflow-block-without-deleting-it/index.mdx