name : stop-configuration-recorder.rst **To stop the configuration recorder** The following command stops the default configuration recorder:: aws configservice stop-configuration-recorder --configuration-recorder-name default If the command succeeds, AWS Config returns no output. To verify that AWS Config is not recording your resources, run the `get-status`__ command. .. __: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/configservice/get-status.html