---
title: "Merge Queue Freeze API is deprecated"
date: 2024-11-21
tags:
  - Merge Queue
description: "The Freeze API is replaced by the Pause API, which adds `allow_checks_to_run` to mimic the previous behavior."
---

The freeze feature of the merge queue has been deprecated. It is now replaced by the Pause API who offers a new `allow_checks_to_run` option. This can be set to `true` to mimic the current behaviour of the freeze API.