# kill

The kill() method for the SurrealDB Swift SDK stops a running live query.

Kills a running [live query](/docs/reference/swift/methods/live.md) by its id, ending the associated `AsyncStream`.

```swift title="Method Syntax"
try await client.kill(liveQueryID: id)
```

## Arguments

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                <code>liveQueryID</code>
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                The id of the live query to kill, available as <code>event.queryID</code> on received events.
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## Example usage

```swift
try await client.kill(liveQueryID: event.queryID)
```