# Stopping the customer managed configuration recorder
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**Note**  
**Service-linked configuration recorders are always recording**  
You cannot stop a service-linked configuration recorder because service-linked configuration recorders are always recording. To stop recording, you must delete the service-linked configuration recorder. For more information, see [Deleting the Configuration Recorder](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/config/latest/developerguide/managing-recorder_console-delete.html).

You can use the Amazon Config console or the Amazon CLI stop the customer managed configuration recorder.

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#### [ To stop the customer managed configuration recorder (Console) ]

1. Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon Config console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/config/home](https://console.amazonaws.cn/config/home).

1. Choose **Settings** in the navigation pane.

1. On the **Customer managed recorder** tab, choose **Stop recording**. When prompted, choose **Confirm**.

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#### [ To stop the customer managed configuration recorder (CLI) ]

Use the [http://docs.amazonaws.cn/cli/latest/reference/configservice/stop-configuration-recorder.html](http://docs.amazonaws.cn/cli/latest/reference/configservice/stop-configuration-recorder.html) command:

```
$ aws configservice stop-configuration-recorder --configuration-recorder-name {{configRecorderName}}
```

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