# Stop a campaign early

> Open the campaign's menu in Recognition → Campaigns and select Stop campaign. Its badges can't be given from then on, and you can't restart it.

- Product: Recognition › Campaigns
- Who can do this: Super admins
- Plan: Recognition. Campaigns
- Where: Admin dashboard
- Last checked: 15 Oct 2026
- Web page: https://www.vantagecircle.com/en/help/recognition/campaigns/stop-a-campaign-early/

Go to **Recognition → Campaigns**, open the menu (three dots) at the end of the campaign's row and select **Stop campaign**. In **Stop this campaign?**, select **Stop campaign** again. You can also stop it from the campaign's own page.

You can stop a campaign that is **Scheduled** or **Active**. Stopping can take a few seconds. Wait for "Campaign stopped" before you do anything else.

## What happens

- Employees can't give the campaign's badges any more.
- No more campaign emails go out.
- A campaign that had already started moves to **Past**. It shows as **Completed**, with today as its end date.
- A campaign that hadn't started yet shows as **Stopped**.

You can't restart or delete a stopped campaign. Its badges stay with it, so a new campaign needs new badges.

To see how the campaign went, open its menu under **Past** and select **View report**. It opens the **Campaign Badge Report** in **Recognition → Reports**.

If you only want the campaign to finish sooner, on a later day than today, [change its end date](/en/help/recognition/campaigns/change-or-extend-a-campaign/) instead.