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# Close an intercept study
When you no longer want to receive new responses to your study, you can close it. Closing an intercept study prevents it from being displayed to new participants. (Participants who have already started their submissions will still be able to finish.)
{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** Your mission will close automatically when you reach your participant limit. However, you can close your mission early by following the steps below.
{% endhint %}
{% stepper %}
{% step %}
Open your study in the browser.
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
Click **Close** in the top right corner of the builder. A confirmation modal is displayed.
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
Click **Close** to confirm.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}
Now, your study is closed. Participants with in-progress submissions will be able to complete the study, but new participants will not be able to begin. If you want to re-launch a study after it’s been closed, you can edit it and then re-launch. For more information, see [Edit a launched screener or study](/study-basics/edit-close-or-relaunch-missions/edit-a-launched-screener-or-study.md).
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