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# Recover an interrupted publication

Recover one accepted publishing workflow without creating a duplicate episode or production.

Use the existing upload, production, and operation IDs before you start any new work.

## Before you start

* Keep the upload ID, production ID, operation ID, and idempotency key that are available.
* Reconnect to the same Podigee user and account.
* Restore the required media and episode scopes.

## Recover the workflow

1. Inspect the operation ID.
2. If it is active, continue monitoring it.
3. If it succeeded, read the episode and production and stop.
4. If it is retryable, preview and confirm `resume_operation` once.
5. Inspect the production ID when the operation waits on encoding.
6. Inspect the upload ID when media transfer or completion is uncertain.
7. Resume only the incomplete stage.
8. Verify the final episode, production, and publication state.

The pdg CLI can resume a known publication operation with `--operation-id`.

## Expected result

The original workflow continues or reaches a clear terminal state without a duplicate episode, upload session, or production.

## If authorization changed

Complete a new authorization for the same account and required scopes. Then obtain a fresh resume preview. Do not reuse an old confirmation.

## Next step

[Verify that a change had the intended effect](/documentation/start-here/ai-agents/make-changes-safely/verify-that-a-change-had-the-intended-effect.md).


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