1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_pause.go b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_pause.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..060bdbaeb
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+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_pause.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package compat
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/libpod"
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/api/handlers/utils"
+)
+
+func PauseContainer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	runtime := r.Context().Value("runtime").(*libpod.Runtime)
+
+	// /{version}/containers/(name)/pause
+	name := utils.GetName(r)
+	con, err := runtime.LookupContainer(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.ContainerNotFound(w, name, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// the api does not error if the Container is already paused, so just into it
+	if err := con.Pause(); err != nil {
+		utils.InternalServerError(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+	// Success
+	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusNoContent, "")
+}