# "Working with the container request queue":#working-with-container-request-queue
## "List completed container requests":#list-completed-container-requests
## "Cancel a container request":#cancel-a-container-request
+## "Cancel multiple pending container requests":#cancel-all-container-requests
h2(#introduction). Introduction
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-p(#cancel-all-container-requests). If you want to cancel many container requests, you can list container requests with the @state@ field set to @"Committed"@, a @priority@ greater than zero, and any other filters you like. Then update each container request in turn.
+h3(#cancel-all-container-requests). Cancel multiple pending container requests
+
+If you want to cancel multiple pending container requests, you can list container requests with the @state@ field set to @"Committed"@, a @priority@ greater than zero, and any other filters you like. Then update each container request to set its @priority@ field to 0. See the "containers API reference":{{ site.baseurl }}/api/methods/containers.html for details.
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import arvados.util