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# Take an episode offline without deleting it

Move a published or scheduled episode to draft as a reversible offline action.

Use draft mode to keep the episode and media while removing it from Podigee publication.

## Before you start

* Read the episode and confirm its ID and current publication state.
* Confirm that reversible removal meets the user's intent.
* Prepare one stable idempotency key.

## Take the episode offline

1. Preview `publish_episode` with the podcast ID and existing episode ID.
2. Set `publication` to `{ "mode": "draft" }`.
3. Review the exact target and offline effect.
4. Confirm the preview with the same idempotency key.
5. Monitor the returned operation.
6. Read the episode and confirm that `published_at` is empty.

## Expected result

The episode becomes a draft without permanent deletion of the episode or its attached media.

## If the episode remains published

Read the durable operation and the episode again. Resume only a retryable operation. Create a new preview when the episode changed after the first preview. Do not delete the episode as a recovery step.

## Directory cache boundary

Podigee updates its feed, but external podcast directories control their refresh timing. Verify the Podigee state first, then check important directories separately.

## 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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