## Name

Stop — Stops the processing of the current message

## Usage

The Stop pattern allows you to stop a route. When a Stop node is reached the message processing is stopped, and, if the message exchange pattern is request/reply, a reply message is returned.

## Properties

Table 102 describes the properties you can specify using the properties editor.

Table 102. Stop Properties

Name | Description
--- | ---
Inherit Error Handler | Specifies whether the node should use the error handler configured for the route. The default is `Disabled`.
Id | Specifies a unique identifier for the endpoint. The Id can be used to refer to the endpoint in the Camel XML file.
Description | Specifies a text description for the node. This description is included in the generated XML file, but it is informational only. It is not used by Apache Camel.