---
id: "M:cAlgo.API.OptimizationProcess.Terminate"
kind: "method"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.OptimizationProcess"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Optimization/OptimizationProcess/Terminate/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# OptimizationProcess.Terminate

Member of [OptimizationProcess](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Optimization/OptimizationProcess/index.md).

## Terminate()

Terminates the optimization process.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the CLI.
- Cloud: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the cloud.

C#:

```csharp
void Terminate()
```

Python:

```python
optimizationProcess.Terminate() -> None
```

Available since cAlgo.API 5.9.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
Optimization.PassCompleted += args =>
{
    if (args.Process.Passes.Count >= 200)
    {
        Print("Pass limit reached, terminating optimization");
        args.Process.Terminate();
    }
};
```

Python:

```python
def on_start(self):
    api.Optimization.PassCompleted += self.on_pass_completed

def on_pass_completed(self, args):
    if args.Process.Passes.Count >= 200:
        api.Print("Pass limit reached, terminating optimization")
        args.Process.Terminate()
```