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# abortReadCard

The `abortReadCard` method is used to cancel an ongoing readCard operation. This is helpful when the user wants to stop card reading before it completes, such as during a timeout, user cancellation, or application logic control.

## Request

<Note>
  **JSON-RPC 2.0**

  All methods in TweezerComm follow a JSON-RPC 2.0 structure. See [Get Started](/docs/integrate-pos-device/tweezercomm/tweezercomm-get-started) for more details on how the requests are structured and sent.
</Note>

In the request, the method field should be set to `abortReadCard`, and the params must include the fixed value device:

```json theme={null}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "abortReadCard",
    "id": "123454352",
    "params": [
        "device"
    ]
}
```

### Request Parameters

See the table below for a description of the available request parameters for this method.

| Name     | Type  | Description                     |
| -------- | ----- | ------------------------------- |
| `params` | array | Must contain the value `device` |

## Response

A successful request will return a response similar to the one in the code block below:

```json theme={null}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "123454352",
    "result": {
        "statusCode": 0,
        "statusMessage": "ok"
    }
}
```

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### Response Parameters

Below is a table with all the possible response parameters and their description:

| Name            | Type    | Description                    |
| --------------- | ------- | ------------------------------ |
| `statusCode`    | integer | Operation status (0 = success) |
| `statusMessage` | string  | Operation result message       |