# Restart of a connector task

**URL:** <https://ask.lenses.io/t/restart-of-a-connector-task/232>\
**Category:** Apache Kafka Connectors\
**Created:** [May 16, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/restart-of-a-connector-task/232 "2024-05-16T18:12:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![grudtnerv](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/ask.lenses.io/grudtnerv/32/101_2.png) [@grudtnerv](https://ask.lenses.io/u/grudtnerv)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/restart-of-a-connector-task/232/1 "2024-05-16T18:12:53Z")

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Hello. How do we restart a connector task when the connector is paused?

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**Author:** ![grudtnerv](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/ask.lenses.io/grudtnerv/32/101_2.png) [@grudtnerv](https://ask.lenses.io/u/grudtnerv)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/restart-of-a-connector-task/232/2 "2024-05-16T18:13:30Z")

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You can restart a task that’s either running or failed. However, if the connector is paused, you can’t restart a task directly. Instead, you’ll need to resume the connector from the actions menu.

Cheers!