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# Campaign.deactivateCampaign

Sets the status of an `Active` or `Pending` Campaign to `Inactive`.

This method fails silently if the Campaign is already `Inactive`.

## Input

*srd*: sparse response description, a SOAP string (which must be a JSON object), in which you specify the elements you want returned.This parameter enables the calling system to constrain a `method` call to return only components you specify. This gives you greater control over returned content, and improves response time within the Vindicia platform by reducing the processing needed for the call.

Some fields are required, either practically or in the WSDL, and will be returned regardless of the *srd*. A null *srd* returns the complete response.

*campaign*: the `Campaign` object to be deactivated. Identify this object with its VID or `campaignId`.

## Output

*return*: an object of type `Return` that indicates the success or failure of the call.

## Returns

In addition to those listed in [The Return Object](The_Return_Object), this call returns:

| Return Code | Return String |
| - | - |
| `400` | One of the following: - `Tried to deactivateCampaign without doing createCampaign first.` - `Current state of *<state>* is an invalid state for Campaign deactivation.` - `Failed to update SOAP object in DB.` - `Failed to obtain SOAP object from DB.` |

## Example

```

$camp = new Campaign();
   $camp->setCampaignId('camp132');
   $response = $camp->deactivateCampaign();
   // check $response
```

**Parent topic:**[Campaign Methods](../topics/Campaign_Methods)


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