# kill_switch_engaged

> The kill switch for this account or agent key is engaged; nothing was sent.

Source: https://tickwire.io/docs/errors/kill_switch_engaged/

HTTP 403. Nothing reached the broker.

**Likely cause:** The owner engaged the kill switch (`scope`, `kill_reason`).

**What to do:** The owner must release the kill switch.

**Retry:** No. The same request gets the same answer; change something first.

Listed under [Pre-trade hooks, holds and kill switches](https://tickwire.io/docs/errors/#pre-trade-hooks-holds-and-kill-switches) in [Errors](https://tickwire.io/docs/errors/). Send the error's `requestId` to support and we can find the request.