diff --git a/workspaces/backend/README.md b/workspaces/backend/README.md
index f5cbd683f..b9517b601 100644
--- a/workspaces/backend/README.md
+++ b/workspaces/backend/README.md
@@ -27,29 +27,30 @@ make run
 If you want to use a different port:
 
 ```shell
-make run PORT=8000 
+make run PORT=8000
 ```
 
 ### Endpoints
 
-| URL Pattern                                  | Handler                | Action                                  |
-|----------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-| GET /api/v1/healthcheck                      | healthcheck_handler    | Show application information            |
-| GET /api/v1/namespaces                       | namespaces_handler     | Get all Namespaces                      |
-| GET /api/v1/swagger/                         | swagger_handler        | Swagger API documentation               |
-| GET /api/v1/workspaces                       | workspaces_handler     | Get all Workspaces                      |
-| GET /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}           | workspaces_handler     | Get all Workspaces from a namespace     |
-| POST /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}          | workspaces_handler     | Create a Workspace in a given namespace |
-| GET /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}/{name}    | workspaces_handler     | Get a Workspace entity                  |
-| PATCH /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}/{name}  | TBD                    | Patch a Workspace entity                |
-| PUT /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}/{name}    | TBD                    | Update a Workspace entity               |
-| DELETE /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}/{name} | workspaces_handler     | Delete a Workspace entity               |
-| GET /api/v1/workspacekinds                   | workspacekinds_handler | Get all WorkspaceKind                   |
-| POST /api/v1/workspacekinds                  | TBD                    | Create a WorkspaceKind                  |
-| GET /api/v1/workspacekinds/{name}            | workspacekinds_handler | Get a WorkspaceKind entity              |
-| PATCH /api/v1/workspacekinds/{name}          | TBD                    | Patch a WorkspaceKind entity            |
-| PUT /api/v1/workspacekinds/{name}            | TBD                    | Update a WorkspaceKind entity           |
-| DELETE /api/v1/workspacekinds/{name}         | TBD                    | Delete a WorkspaceKind entity           |
+| URL Pattern                                               | Handler                   | Action                                  |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
+| GET /api/v1/healthcheck                                   | healthcheck_handler       | Show application information            |
+| GET /api/v1/namespaces                                    | namespaces_handler        | Get all Namespaces                      |
+| GET /api/v1/swagger/                                      | swagger_handler           | Swagger API documentation               |
+| GET /api/v1/workspaces                                    | workspaces_handler        | Get all Workspaces                      |
+| GET /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}                        | workspaces_handler        | Get all Workspaces from a namespace     |
+| POST /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}                       | workspaces_handler        | Create a Workspace in a given namespace |
+| GET /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}/{name}                 | workspaces_handler        | Get a Workspace entity                  |
+| PATCH /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}/{name}               | TBD                       | Patch a Workspace entity                |
+| PUT /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}/{name}                 | TBD                       | Update a Workspace entity               |
+| DELETE /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}/{name}              | workspaces_handler        | Delete a Workspace entity               |
+| POST /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}/{name}/actions/pause  | workspace_actions_handler | Set paused state of a workspace         |
+| GET /api/v1/workspacekinds                                | workspacekinds_handler    | Get all WorkspaceKind                   |
+| POST /api/v1/workspacekinds                               | TBD                       | Create a WorkspaceKind                  |
+| GET /api/v1/workspacekinds/{name}                         | workspacekinds_handler    | Get a WorkspaceKind entity              |
+| PATCH /api/v1/workspacekinds/{name}                       | TBD                       | Patch a WorkspaceKind entity            |
+| PUT /api/v1/workspacekinds/{name}                         | TBD                       | Update a WorkspaceKind entity           |
+| DELETE /api/v1/workspacekinds/{name}                      | TBD                       | Delete a WorkspaceKind entity           |
 
 ### Sample local calls
 
@@ -128,6 +129,32 @@ Get a Workspace:
 curl -i localhost:4000/api/v1/workspaces/default/dora
 ```
 
+Pause a Workspace:
+
+```shell
+# POST /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}/{name}/actions/pause
+curl -X POST localhost:4000/api/v1/workspaces/default/dora/actions/pause \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    -d '{
+    "data": {
+        "paused": true
+    }
+}'
+```
+
+Start a Workspace:
+
+```shell
+# POST /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}/{name}/actions/pause
+curl -X POST localhost:4000/api/v1/workspaces/default/dora/actions/pause \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    -d '{
+    "data": {
+        "paused": false
+    }
+}'
+```
+
 Delete a Workspace:
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/api/app.go b/workspaces/backend/api/app.go
index 2f76c2527..e533eac8c 100644
--- a/workspaces/backend/api/app.go
+++ b/workspaces/backend/api/app.go
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ const (
 	AllWorkspacesPath         = PathPrefix + "/workspaces"
 	WorkspacesByNamespacePath = AllWorkspacesPath + "/:" + NamespacePathParam
 	WorkspacesByNamePath      = AllWorkspacesPath + "/:" + NamespacePathParam + "/:" + ResourceNamePathParam
+	WorkspaceActionsPath      = WorkspacesByNamePath + "/actions"
+	PauseWorkspacePath        = WorkspaceActionsPath + "/pause"
 
 	// workspacekinds
 	AllWorkspaceKindsPath    = PathPrefix + "/workspacekinds"
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ func (a *App) Routes() http.Handler {
 	router.GET(WorkspacesByNamePath, a.GetWorkspaceHandler)
 	router.POST(WorkspacesByNamespacePath, a.CreateWorkspaceHandler)
 	router.DELETE(WorkspacesByNamePath, a.DeleteWorkspaceHandler)
+	router.POST(PauseWorkspacePath, a.PauseActionWorkspaceHandler)
 
 	// workspacekinds
 	router.GET(AllWorkspaceKindsPath, a.GetWorkspaceKindsHandler)
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/api/workspace_actions_handler.go b/workspaces/backend/api/workspace_actions_handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75e1001d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/backend/api/workspace_actions_handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
+	kubefloworgv1beta1 "github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/workspaces/controller/api/v1beta1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
+
+	"github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/workspaces/backend/internal/auth"
+	"github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/workspaces/backend/internal/helper"
+	models "github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspaces/actions"
+	repository "github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/workspaces/backend/internal/repositories/workspaces"
+)
+
+type WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope Envelope[*models.WorkspaceActionPause]
+
+// PauseActionWorkspaceHandler handles setting the paused state of a workspace.
+//
+//	@Summary		Pause or unpause a workspace
+//	@Description	Pauses or unpauses a workspace, stopping or resuming all associated pods.
+//	@Tags			workspaces
+//	@Accept			json
+//	@Produce		json
+//	@Param			namespace		path		string							true	"Namespace of the workspace"	extensions(x-example=default)
+//	@Param			workspaceName	path		string							true	"Name of the workspace"			extensions(x-example=my-workspace)
+//	@Param			body			body		WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope	true	"Intended pause state of the workspace"
+//	@Success		200				{object}	WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope	"Successful action. Returns the current pause state."
+//	@Failure		400				{object}	ErrorEnvelope					"Bad Request."
+//	@Failure		401				{object}	ErrorEnvelope					"Unauthorized. Authentication is required."
+//	@Failure		403				{object}	ErrorEnvelope					"Forbidden. User does not have permission to access the workspace."
+//	@Failure		404				{object}	ErrorEnvelope					"Not Found. Workspace does not exist."
+//	@Failure		413				{object}	ErrorEnvelope					"Request Entity Too Large. The request body is too large."
+//	@Failure		415				{object}	ErrorEnvelope					"Unsupported Media Type. Content-Type header is not correct."
+//	@Failure		422				{object}	ErrorEnvelope					"Unprocessable Entity. Workspace is not in appropriate state."
+//	@Failure		500				{object}	ErrorEnvelope					"Internal server error. An unexpected error occurred on the server."
+//	@Router			/workspaces/{namespace}/{workspaceName}/actions/pause [post]
+func (a *App) PauseActionWorkspaceHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Params) {
+	namespace := ps.ByName(NamespacePathParam)
+	workspaceName := ps.ByName(ResourceNamePathParam)
+
+	var valErrs field.ErrorList
+	valErrs = append(valErrs, helper.ValidateFieldIsDNS1123Subdomain(field.NewPath(NamespacePathParam), namespace)...)
+	valErrs = append(valErrs, helper.ValidateFieldIsDNS1123Subdomain(field.NewPath(ResourceNamePathParam), workspaceName)...)
+	if len(valErrs) > 0 {
+		a.failedValidationResponse(w, r, errMsgPathParamsInvalid, valErrs, nil)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if success := a.ValidateContentType(w, r, "application/json"); !success {
+		return
+	}
+
+	bodyEnvelope := &WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope{}
+	err := a.DecodeJSON(r, bodyEnvelope)
+	if err != nil {
+		if a.IsMaxBytesError(err) {
+			a.requestEntityTooLargeResponse(w, r, err)
+			return
+		}
+		a.badRequestResponse(w, r, fmt.Errorf("error decoding request body: %w", err))
+		return
+	}
+
+	dataPath := field.NewPath("data")
+	if bodyEnvelope.Data == nil {
+		valErrs = field.ErrorList{field.Required(dataPath, "data is required")}
+		a.failedValidationResponse(w, r, errMsgRequestBodyInvalid, valErrs, nil)
+		return
+	}
+
+	workspaceActionPause := bodyEnvelope.Data
+
+	// =========================== AUTH ===========================
+	authPolicies := []*auth.ResourcePolicy{
+		auth.NewResourcePolicy(
+			auth.ResourceVerbUpdate,
+			&kubefloworgv1beta1.Workspace{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Namespace: namespace,
+					Name:      workspaceName,
+				},
+			},
+		),
+	}
+	if success := a.requireAuth(w, r, authPolicies); !success {
+		return
+	}
+	// ============================================================
+
+	workspaceActionPauseState, err := a.repositories.Workspace.HandlePauseAction(r.Context(), namespace, workspaceName, workspaceActionPause)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, repository.ErrWorkspaceNotFound) {
+			a.notFoundResponse(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+		if errors.Is(err, repository.ErrWorkspaceInvalidState) {
+			a.failedValidationResponse(w, r, err.Error(), nil, nil)
+			return
+		}
+		a.serverErrorResponse(w, r, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	responseEnvelope := &WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope{
+		Data: workspaceActionPauseState,
+	}
+	a.dataResponse(w, r, responseEnvelope)
+}
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/api/workspace_actions_handler_test.go b/workspaces/backend/api/workspace_actions_handler_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57b709585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/backend/api/workspace_actions_handler_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,496 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
+	kubefloworgv1beta1 "github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/workspaces/controller/api/v1beta1"
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
+
+	models "github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspaces/actions"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("Workspace Actions Handler", func() {
+
+	// NOTE: the tests in this context work on the same resources, they must be run in order.
+	//       also, they assume a specific state of the cluster, so cannot be run in parallel with other tests.
+	//       therefore, we run them using the `Ordered` and `Serial` Ginkgo decorators.
+	Context("with existing Workspaces", Serial, Ordered, func() {
+
+		const namespaceName1 = "ws-ops-ns1"
+
+		var (
+			workspaceName1    string
+			workspaceKey1     types.NamespacedName
+			workspaceKindName string
+		)
+
+		BeforeAll(func() {
+			uniqueName := "ws-ops-test"
+			workspaceName1 = fmt.Sprintf("workspace-1-%s", uniqueName)
+			workspaceKey1 = types.NamespacedName{Name: workspaceName1, Namespace: namespaceName1}
+			workspaceKindName = fmt.Sprintf("workspacekind-%s", uniqueName)
+
+			By("creating Namespace 1")
+			namespace1 := &corev1.Namespace{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: namespaceName1,
+				},
+			}
+			Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, namespace1)).To(Succeed())
+
+			By("creating a WorkspaceKind")
+			workspaceKind := NewExampleWorkspaceKind(workspaceKindName)
+			Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, workspaceKind)).To(Succeed())
+
+			By("creating Workspace 1 in Namespace 1")
+			workspace1 := NewExampleWorkspace(workspaceName1, namespaceName1, workspaceKindName)
+			Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, workspace1)).To(Succeed())
+		})
+
+		AfterAll(func() {
+			By("deleting Workspace 1 from Namespace 1")
+			workspace1 := &kubefloworgv1beta1.Workspace{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:      workspaceName1,
+					Namespace: namespaceName1,
+				},
+			}
+			Expect(k8sClient.Delete(ctx, workspace1)).To(Succeed())
+
+			By("deleting WorkspaceKind")
+			workspaceKind := &kubefloworgv1beta1.WorkspaceKind{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: workspaceKindName,
+				},
+			}
+			Expect(k8sClient.Delete(ctx, workspaceKind)).To(Succeed())
+
+			By("deleting Namespace 1")
+			namespace1 := &corev1.Namespace{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: namespaceName1,
+				},
+			}
+			Expect(k8sClient.Delete(ctx, namespace1)).To(Succeed())
+		})
+
+		It("should pause a workspace successfully", func() {
+			By("creating the request body")
+			requestBody := &WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope{
+				Data: &models.WorkspaceActionPause{
+					Paused: true,
+				},
+			}
+			bodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(requestBody)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("creating the HTTP request")
+			path := strings.Replace(PauseWorkspacePath, ":"+NamespacePathParam, namespaceName1, 1)
+			path = strings.Replace(path, ":"+ResourceNamePathParam, workspaceName1, 1)
+			req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, path, strings.NewReader(string(bodyBytes)))
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("setting the auth headers")
+			req.Header.Set(userIdHeader, adminUser)
+			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+			By("executing PauseActionWorkspaceHandler")
+			ps := httprouter.Params{
+				httprouter.Param{Key: NamespacePathParam, Value: namespaceName1},
+				httprouter.Param{Key: ResourceNamePathParam, Value: workspaceName1},
+			}
+			rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			a.PauseActionWorkspaceHandler(rr, req, ps)
+			rs := rr.Result()
+			defer rs.Body.Close()
+
+			By("verifying the HTTP response status code")
+			Expect(rs.StatusCode).To(Equal(http.StatusOK), descUnexpectedHTTPStatus, rr.Body.String())
+
+			By("reading the HTTP response body")
+			body, err := io.ReadAll(rs.Body)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("verifying the response contains the pause state")
+			var response WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope
+			err = json.Unmarshal(body, &response)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(response.Data).NotTo(BeNil())
+			Expect(response.Data.Paused).To(BeTrue())
+
+			By("getting the Workspace from the Kubernetes API")
+			workspace := &kubefloworgv1beta1.Workspace{}
+			Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, workspaceKey1, workspace)).To(Succeed())
+
+			By("ensuring the workspace is paused")
+			Expect(workspace.Spec.Paused).To(Equal(ptr.To(true)))
+		})
+
+		It("should start a workspace successfully", func() {
+			By("setting the workspace's status state to Paused")
+			workspace := &kubefloworgv1beta1.Workspace{}
+			Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, workspaceKey1, workspace)).To(Succeed())
+			workspace.Status.State = kubefloworgv1beta1.WorkspaceStatePaused
+			Expect(k8sClient.Status().Update(ctx, workspace)).To(Succeed())
+
+			By("creating the request body")
+			requestBody := &WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope{
+				Data: &models.WorkspaceActionPause{
+					Paused: false,
+				},
+			}
+			bodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(requestBody)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("creating the HTTP request")
+			path := strings.Replace(PauseWorkspacePath, ":"+NamespacePathParam, namespaceName1, 1)
+			path = strings.Replace(path, ":"+ResourceNamePathParam, workspaceName1, 1)
+			req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, path, strings.NewReader(string(bodyBytes)))
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("setting the auth headers")
+			req.Header.Set(userIdHeader, adminUser)
+			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+			By("executing PauseActionWorkspaceHandler")
+			ps := httprouter.Params{
+				httprouter.Param{Key: NamespacePathParam, Value: namespaceName1},
+				httprouter.Param{Key: ResourceNamePathParam, Value: workspaceName1},
+			}
+			rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			a.PauseActionWorkspaceHandler(rr, req, ps)
+			rs := rr.Result()
+			defer rs.Body.Close()
+
+			By("verifying the HTTP response status code")
+			Expect(rs.StatusCode).To(Equal(http.StatusOK), descUnexpectedHTTPStatus, rr.Body.String())
+
+			By("reading the HTTP response body")
+			body, err := io.ReadAll(rs.Body)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("verifying the response contains the pause state")
+			var response WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope
+			err = json.Unmarshal(body, &response)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(response.Data).NotTo(BeNil())
+			Expect(response.Data.Paused).To(BeFalse())
+
+			By("getting the Workspace from the Kubernetes API")
+			workspace = &kubefloworgv1beta1.Workspace{}
+			Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, workspaceKey1, workspace)).To(Succeed())
+
+			By("ensuring the workspace is not paused")
+			Expect(workspace.Spec.Paused).To(Equal(ptr.To(false)))
+		})
+
+		It("should return 404 for a non-existent workspace when starting", func() {
+			missingWorkspaceName := "non-existent-workspace"
+
+			By("creating the request body")
+			requestBody := &WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope{
+				Data: &models.WorkspaceActionPause{
+					Paused: false,
+				},
+			}
+			bodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(requestBody)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("creating the HTTP request")
+			path := strings.Replace(PauseWorkspacePath, ":"+NamespacePathParam, namespaceName1, 1)
+			path = strings.Replace(path, ":"+ResourceNamePathParam, missingWorkspaceName, 1)
+			req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, path, strings.NewReader(string(bodyBytes)))
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("setting the auth headers")
+			req.Header.Set(userIdHeader, adminUser)
+			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+			By("executing PauseActionWorkspaceHandler")
+			ps := httprouter.Params{
+				httprouter.Param{Key: NamespacePathParam, Value: namespaceName1},
+				httprouter.Param{Key: ResourceNamePathParam, Value: missingWorkspaceName},
+			}
+			rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			a.PauseActionWorkspaceHandler(rr, req, ps)
+			rs := rr.Result()
+			defer rs.Body.Close()
+
+			By("verifying the HTTP response status code")
+			Expect(rs.StatusCode).To(Equal(http.StatusNotFound), descUnexpectedHTTPStatus, rr.Body.String())
+		})
+
+		It("should return 404 for a non-existent workspace when pausing", func() {
+			missingWorkspaceName := "non-existent-workspace"
+
+			By("creating the request body")
+			requestBody := &WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope{
+				Data: &models.WorkspaceActionPause{
+					Paused: true,
+				},
+			}
+			bodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(requestBody)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("creating the HTTP request")
+			path := strings.Replace(PauseWorkspacePath, ":"+NamespacePathParam, namespaceName1, 1)
+			path = strings.Replace(path, ":"+ResourceNamePathParam, missingWorkspaceName, 1)
+			req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, path, strings.NewReader(string(bodyBytes)))
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("setting the auth headers")
+			req.Header.Set(userIdHeader, adminUser)
+			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+			By("executing PauseActionWorkspaceHandler")
+			ps := httprouter.Params{
+				httprouter.Param{Key: NamespacePathParam, Value: namespaceName1},
+				httprouter.Param{Key: ResourceNamePathParam, Value: missingWorkspaceName},
+			}
+			rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			a.PauseActionWorkspaceHandler(rr, req, ps)
+			rs := rr.Result()
+			defer rs.Body.Close()
+
+			By("verifying the HTTP response status code")
+			Expect(rs.StatusCode).To(Equal(http.StatusNotFound), descUnexpectedHTTPStatus, rr.Body.String())
+		})
+
+		It("should return 422 when starting a workspace that is not in Paused state", func() {
+			By("setting the workspace's status state to Unknown and spec.paused to false")
+			workspace := &kubefloworgv1beta1.Workspace{}
+			Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, workspaceKey1, workspace)).To(Succeed())
+			workspace.Spec.Paused = ptr.To(false)
+			workspace.Status.State = kubefloworgv1beta1.WorkspaceStateUnknown
+			Expect(k8sClient.Update(ctx, workspace)).To(Succeed())
+			Expect(k8sClient.Status().Update(ctx, workspace)).To(Succeed())
+
+			By("creating the request body")
+			requestBody := &WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope{
+				Data: &models.WorkspaceActionPause{
+					Paused: false,
+				},
+			}
+			bodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(requestBody)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("creating the HTTP request")
+			path := strings.Replace(PauseWorkspacePath, ":"+NamespacePathParam, namespaceName1, 1)
+			path = strings.Replace(path, ":"+ResourceNamePathParam, workspaceName1, 1)
+			req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, path, strings.NewReader(string(bodyBytes)))
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("setting the auth headers")
+			req.Header.Set(userIdHeader, adminUser)
+			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+			By("executing PauseActionWorkspaceHandler")
+			ps := httprouter.Params{
+				httprouter.Param{Key: NamespacePathParam, Value: namespaceName1},
+				httprouter.Param{Key: ResourceNamePathParam, Value: workspaceName1},
+			}
+			rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			a.PauseActionWorkspaceHandler(rr, req, ps)
+			rs := rr.Result()
+			defer rs.Body.Close()
+
+			By("verifying the HTTP response status code is 422")
+			Expect(rs.StatusCode).To(Equal(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity), descUnexpectedHTTPStatus, rr.Body.String())
+		})
+
+		It("should return 422 when pausing a workspace that is already paused", func() {
+			By("setting the workspace's spec.paused to true")
+			workspace := &kubefloworgv1beta1.Workspace{}
+			Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, workspaceKey1, workspace)).To(Succeed())
+			workspace.Spec.Paused = ptr.To(true)
+			Expect(k8sClient.Update(ctx, workspace)).To(Succeed())
+
+			By("creating the request body")
+			requestBody := &WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope{
+				Data: &models.WorkspaceActionPause{
+					Paused: true,
+				},
+			}
+			bodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(requestBody)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("creating the HTTP request")
+			path := strings.Replace(PauseWorkspacePath, ":"+NamespacePathParam, namespaceName1, 1)
+			path = strings.Replace(path, ":"+ResourceNamePathParam, workspaceName1, 1)
+			req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, path, strings.NewReader(string(bodyBytes)))
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("setting the auth headers")
+			req.Header.Set(userIdHeader, adminUser)
+			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+			By("executing PauseActionWorkspaceHandler")
+			ps := httprouter.Params{
+				httprouter.Param{Key: NamespacePathParam, Value: namespaceName1},
+				httprouter.Param{Key: ResourceNamePathParam, Value: workspaceName1},
+			}
+			rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			a.PauseActionWorkspaceHandler(rr, req, ps)
+			rs := rr.Result()
+			defer rs.Body.Close()
+
+			By("verifying the HTTP response status code is 422")
+			Expect(rs.StatusCode).To(Equal(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity), descUnexpectedHTTPStatus, rr.Body.String())
+		})
+
+		It("should return 422 when request body is missing data field", func() {
+			By("creating the request body without data field")
+			requestBody := map[string]interface{}{}
+			bodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(requestBody)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("creating the HTTP request")
+			path := strings.Replace(PauseWorkspacePath, ":"+NamespacePathParam, namespaceName1, 1)
+			path = strings.Replace(path, ":"+ResourceNamePathParam, workspaceName1, 1)
+			req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, path, strings.NewReader(string(bodyBytes)))
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("setting the auth headers")
+			req.Header.Set(userIdHeader, adminUser)
+			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+			By("executing PauseActionWorkspaceHandler")
+			ps := httprouter.Params{
+				httprouter.Param{Key: NamespacePathParam, Value: namespaceName1},
+				httprouter.Param{Key: ResourceNamePathParam, Value: workspaceName1},
+			}
+			rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			a.PauseActionWorkspaceHandler(rr, req, ps)
+			rs := rr.Result()
+			defer rs.Body.Close()
+
+			By("verifying the HTTP response status code is 422")
+			Expect(rs.StatusCode).To(Equal(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity), descUnexpectedHTTPStatus, rr.Body.String())
+		})
+
+		It("should return 415 when Content-Type is not application/json", func() {
+			By("creating the request body")
+			requestBody := &WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope{
+				Data: &models.WorkspaceActionPause{
+					Paused: true,
+				},
+			}
+			bodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(requestBody)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("creating the HTTP request")
+			path := strings.Replace(PauseWorkspacePath, ":"+NamespacePathParam, namespaceName1, 1)
+			path = strings.Replace(path, ":"+ResourceNamePathParam, workspaceName1, 1)
+			req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, path, strings.NewReader(string(bodyBytes)))
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("setting the auth headers with wrong Content-Type")
+			req.Header.Set(userIdHeader, adminUser)
+			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/merge-patch+json")
+
+			By("executing PauseActionWorkspaceHandler")
+			ps := httprouter.Params{
+				httprouter.Param{Key: NamespacePathParam, Value: namespaceName1},
+				httprouter.Param{Key: ResourceNamePathParam, Value: workspaceName1},
+			}
+			rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			a.PauseActionWorkspaceHandler(rr, req, ps)
+			rs := rr.Result()
+			defer rs.Body.Close()
+
+			By("verifying the HTTP response status code is 415")
+			Expect(rs.StatusCode).To(Equal(http.StatusUnsupportedMediaType), descUnexpectedHTTPStatus, rr.Body.String())
+		})
+
+		// This test highlights that when the pause API receives a payload of {"data":{}},
+		// the zero value for the 'Paused' field (false) is used. This is equivalent to
+		// explicitly setting "paused": false. This test case is included to make the behavior
+		// obvious for future maintainers.  While this is not necessarily desired behavior,
+		// the effort to add sufficient validation to the API is not worth the effort as it would
+		// require a "framework" to validate the raw JSON payload before it is deserialized.
+		It("should handle empty data object payload correctly", func() {
+			By("setting the workspace's spec.paused to true and status state to Paused")
+			workspace := &kubefloworgv1beta1.Workspace{}
+			Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, workspaceKey1, workspace)).To(Succeed())
+			workspace.Spec.Paused = ptr.To(true)
+			Expect(k8sClient.Update(ctx, workspace)).To(Succeed())
+			workspace.Status.State = kubefloworgv1beta1.WorkspaceStatePaused
+			Expect(k8sClient.Status().Update(ctx, workspace)).To(Succeed())
+
+			By("creating the request body with empty data object")
+			requestBody := map[string]interface{}{
+				"data": map[string]interface{}{},
+			}
+			bodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(requestBody)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("creating the HTTP request")
+			path := strings.Replace(PauseWorkspacePath, ":"+NamespacePathParam, namespaceName1, 1)
+			path = strings.Replace(path, ":"+ResourceNamePathParam, workspaceName1, 1)
+			req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, path, strings.NewReader(string(bodyBytes)))
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("setting the auth headers")
+			req.Header.Set(userIdHeader, adminUser)
+			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+			By("executing PauseActionWorkspaceHandler")
+			ps := httprouter.Params{
+				httprouter.Param{Key: NamespacePathParam, Value: namespaceName1},
+				httprouter.Param{Key: ResourceNamePathParam, Value: workspaceName1},
+			}
+			rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			a.PauseActionWorkspaceHandler(rr, req, ps)
+			rs := rr.Result()
+			defer rs.Body.Close()
+
+			By("verifying the HTTP response status code")
+			Expect(rs.StatusCode).To(Equal(http.StatusOK), descUnexpectedHTTPStatus, rr.Body.String())
+
+			By("reading the HTTP response body")
+			body, err := io.ReadAll(rs.Body)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("verifying the response contains the pause state")
+			var response WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope
+			err = json.Unmarshal(body, &response)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(response.Data).NotTo(BeNil())
+			Expect(response.Data.Paused).To(BeFalse())
+
+			By("getting the Workspace from the Kubernetes API")
+			workspace = &kubefloworgv1beta1.Workspace{}
+			Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, workspaceKey1, workspace)).To(Succeed())
+
+			By("ensuring the workspace is not paused (empty data object results in false)")
+			Expect(workspace.Spec.Paused).To(Equal(ptr.To(false)))
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspaces/actions/funcs.go b/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspaces/actions/funcs.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce048d3f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspaces/actions/funcs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package actions
+
+import (
+	kubefloworgv1beta1 "github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/workspaces/controller/api/v1beta1"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
+)
+
+func NewWorkspaceActionPauseFromWorkspace(ws *kubefloworgv1beta1.Workspace) *WorkspaceActionPause {
+	return &WorkspaceActionPause{
+		Paused: ptr.Deref(ws.Spec.Paused, false),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspaces/actions/types.go b/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspaces/actions/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6716b740e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspaces/actions/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package actions
+
+// WorkspaceActionPause represents the outcome of pause/start workspace actions
+type WorkspaceActionPause struct {
+	Paused bool `json:"paused"`
+}
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/internal/repositories/workspaces/repo.go b/workspaces/backend/internal/repositories/workspaces/repo.go
index 82f3eada7..9b0743aab 100644
--- a/workspaces/backend/internal/repositories/workspaces/repo.go
+++ b/workspaces/backend/internal/repositories/workspaces/repo.go
@@ -18,19 +18,25 @@ package workspaces
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 
 	kubefloworgv1beta1 "github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/workspaces/controller/api/v1beta1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	models "github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspaces"
+	action_models "github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspaces/actions"
 )
 
-var ErrWorkspaceNotFound = fmt.Errorf("workspace not found")
-var ErrWorkspaceAlreadyExists = fmt.Errorf("workspace already exists")
+var (
+	ErrWorkspaceNotFound      = fmt.Errorf("workspace not found")
+	ErrWorkspaceAlreadyExists = fmt.Errorf("workspace already exists")
+	ErrWorkspaceInvalidState  = fmt.Errorf("workspace is in an invalid state for this operation")
+)
 
 type WorkspaceRepository struct {
 	client client.Client
@@ -214,3 +220,67 @@ func (r *WorkspaceRepository) DeleteWorkspace(ctx context.Context, namespace, wo
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// WorkspacePatchOperation represents a single JSONPatch operation
+type WorkspacePatchOperation struct {
+	Op    string      `json:"op"`
+	Path  string      `json:"path"`
+	Value interface{} `json:"value,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// HandlePauseAction handles pause/start operations for a workspace
+func (r *WorkspaceRepository) HandlePauseAction(ctx context.Context, namespace, workspaceName string, workspaceActionPause *action_models.WorkspaceActionPause) (*action_models.WorkspaceActionPause, error) {
+	targetPauseState := workspaceActionPause.Paused
+
+	// Build patch operations incrementally
+	patch := []WorkspacePatchOperation{
+		{
+			Op:    "test",
+			Path:  "/spec/paused",
+			Value: !targetPauseState, // Test current state (opposite of target state)
+		},
+	}
+
+	// For start operations, add additional test for paused state
+	// "test" operations on JSON Patch only support strict equality checks, so we can't apply an additional test
+	// for pause operations on the workspace as we'd want to check the workspace state != paused.
+	if !targetPauseState {
+		patch = append(patch, WorkspacePatchOperation{
+			Op:    "test",
+			Path:  "/status/state",
+			Value: kubefloworgv1beta1.WorkspaceStatePaused,
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Always add the replace operation
+	patch = append(patch, WorkspacePatchOperation{
+		Op:    "replace",
+		Path:  "/spec/paused",
+		Value: targetPauseState,
+	})
+
+	patchBytes, err := json.Marshal(patch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal patch: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	workspace := &kubefloworgv1beta1.Workspace{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Name:      workspaceName,
+		},
+	}
+
+	if err := r.client.Patch(ctx, workspace, client.RawPatch(types.JSONPatchType, patchBytes)); err != nil {
+		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return nil, ErrWorkspaceNotFound
+		}
+		if apierrors.IsInvalid(err) {
+			return nil, ErrWorkspaceInvalidState
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to patch workspace: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	workspaceActionPauseModel := action_models.NewWorkspaceActionPauseFromWorkspace(workspace)
+	return workspaceActionPauseModel, nil
+}
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/openapi/docs.go b/workspaces/backend/openapi/docs.go
index ba09bcc6a..2923a4120 100644
--- a/workspaces/backend/openapi/docs.go
+++ b/workspaces/backend/openapi/docs.go
@@ -453,6 +453,104 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                 }
             }
         },
+        "/workspaces/{namespace}/{workspaceName}/actions/pause": {
+            "post": {
+                "description": "Pauses or unpauses a workspace, stopping or resuming all associated pods.",
+                "consumes": [
+                    "application/json"
+                ],
+                "produces": [
+                    "application/json"
+                ],
+                "tags": [
+                    "workspaces"
+                ],
+                "summary": "Pause or unpause a workspace",
+                "parameters": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "x-example": "default",
+                        "description": "Namespace of the workspace",
+                        "name": "namespace",
+                        "in": "path",
+                        "required": true
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "x-example": "my-workspace",
+                        "description": "Name of the workspace",
+                        "name": "workspaceName",
+                        "in": "path",
+                        "required": true
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "description": "Intended pause state of the workspace",
+                        "name": "body",
+                        "in": "body",
+                        "required": true,
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    }
+                ],
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "Successful action. Returns the current pause state.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "400": {
+                        "description": "Bad Request.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "401": {
+                        "description": "Unauthorized. Authentication is required.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "403": {
+                        "description": "Forbidden. User does not have permission to access the workspace.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "404": {
+                        "description": "Not Found. Workspace does not exist.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "413": {
+                        "description": "Request Entity Too Large. The request body is too large.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "415": {
+                        "description": "Unsupported Media Type. Content-Type header is not correct.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "422": {
+                        "description": "Unprocessable Entity. Workspace is not in appropriate state.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "500": {
+                        "description": "Internal server error. An unexpected error occurred on the server.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "/workspaces/{namespace}/{workspace_name}": {
             "get": {
                 "description": "Returns details of a specific workspace identified by namespace and workspace name.",
@@ -592,6 +690,14 @@ const docTemplate = `{
         }
     },
     "definitions": {
+        "actions.WorkspaceActionPause": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "paused": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "api.ErrorCause": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
@@ -650,6 +756,14 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                 }
             }
         },
+        "api.WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "data": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/actions.WorkspaceActionPause"
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "api.WorkspaceCreateEnvelope": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/openapi/swagger.json b/workspaces/backend/openapi/swagger.json
index 31c2b5548..ac75f974f 100644
--- a/workspaces/backend/openapi/swagger.json
+++ b/workspaces/backend/openapi/swagger.json
@@ -451,6 +451,104 @@
                 }
             }
         },
+        "/workspaces/{namespace}/{workspaceName}/actions/pause": {
+            "post": {
+                "description": "Pauses or unpauses a workspace, stopping or resuming all associated pods.",
+                "consumes": [
+                    "application/json"
+                ],
+                "produces": [
+                    "application/json"
+                ],
+                "tags": [
+                    "workspaces"
+                ],
+                "summary": "Pause or unpause a workspace",
+                "parameters": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "x-example": "default",
+                        "description": "Namespace of the workspace",
+                        "name": "namespace",
+                        "in": "path",
+                        "required": true
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "x-example": "my-workspace",
+                        "description": "Name of the workspace",
+                        "name": "workspaceName",
+                        "in": "path",
+                        "required": true
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "description": "Intended pause state of the workspace",
+                        "name": "body",
+                        "in": "body",
+                        "required": true,
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    }
+                ],
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "Successful action. Returns the current pause state.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "400": {
+                        "description": "Bad Request.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "401": {
+                        "description": "Unauthorized. Authentication is required.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "403": {
+                        "description": "Forbidden. User does not have permission to access the workspace.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "404": {
+                        "description": "Not Found. Workspace does not exist.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "413": {
+                        "description": "Request Entity Too Large. The request body is too large.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "415": {
+                        "description": "Unsupported Media Type. Content-Type header is not correct.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "422": {
+                        "description": "Unprocessable Entity. Workspace is not in appropriate state.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "500": {
+                        "description": "Internal server error. An unexpected error occurred on the server.",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/api.ErrorEnvelope"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "/workspaces/{namespace}/{workspace_name}": {
             "get": {
                 "description": "Returns details of a specific workspace identified by namespace and workspace name.",
@@ -590,6 +688,14 @@
         }
     },
     "definitions": {
+        "actions.WorkspaceActionPause": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "paused": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "api.ErrorCause": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
@@ -648,6 +754,14 @@
                 }
             }
         },
+        "api.WorkspaceActionPauseEnvelope": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "data": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/actions.WorkspaceActionPause"
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "api.WorkspaceCreateEnvelope": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {