= cowboy:stop_listener(3) == Name cowboy:stop_listener - Stop the given listener == Description [source,erlang] ---- stop_listener(Name :: ranch:ref()) -> ok | {error, not_found}. ---- Stop a previously started listener. Alias of link:man:ranch:stop_listener(3)[ranch:stop_listener(3)]. == Arguments Name:: The name of the listener to be stopped. + The name of the listener is the first argument given to the link:man:cowboy:start_clear(3)[cowboy:start_clear(3)], link:man:cowboy:start_tls(3)[cowboy:start_tls(3)] or link:man:ranch:start_listener(3)[ranch:start_listener(3)] function. == Return value The atom `ok` is returned on success. The `{error, not_found}` tuple is returned when the listener does not exist. == Changelog * *1.0*: Function introduced. == Examples .Stop a listener [source,erlang] ---- ok = cowboy:stop_listener(example). ---- == See also link:man:cowboy(3)[cowboy(3)], link:man:cowboy:start_clear(3)[cowboy:start_clear(3)], link:man:cowboy:start_tls(3)[cowboy:start_tls(3)], link:man:ranch(3)[ranch(3)], link:man:ranch:start_listener(3)[ranch:start_listener(3)]