diff --git a/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/handler/index.test.ts b/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/handler/index.test.ts
index 83f2646..5bbb40a 100644
--- a/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/handler/index.test.ts
+++ b/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/handler/index.test.ts
@@ -520,7 +520,11 @@ describe('wso2 custom resource lambda', () => {
     return {
       ...commonEvt,
       RequestType: 'Create',
-      ResourceProperties: { ...baseProperties, ServiceToken: 'arn:somelambdatest' },
+      ResourceProperties: {
+        ...baseProperties,
+        ServiceToken: 'arn:somelambdatest',
+        disableDeployment: 'false',
+      },
     };
   };
   const testCFNEventDelete = (
@@ -530,7 +534,11 @@ describe('wso2 custom resource lambda', () => {
     return {
       ...commonEvt,
       RequestType: 'Delete',
-      ResourceProperties: { ...baseProperties, ServiceToken: 'arn:somelambdatest' },
+      ResourceProperties: {
+        ...baseProperties,
+        ServiceToken: 'arn:somelambdatest',
+        disableDeployment: 'false',
+      },
       PhysicalResourceId,
     };
   };
@@ -542,7 +550,11 @@ describe('wso2 custom resource lambda', () => {
     return {
       ...commonEvt,
       RequestType: 'Update',
-      ResourceProperties: { ...baseProperties, ServiceToken: 'arn:somelambdatest' },
+      ResourceProperties: {
+        ...baseProperties,
+        ServiceToken: 'arn:somelambdatest',
+        disableDeployment: 'false',
+      },
       PhysicalResourceId,
       OldResourceProperties: oldResourceProperties,
     };
diff --git a/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/handler/index.ts b/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/handler/index.ts
index eaa5b21..7ed43c3 100644
--- a/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/handler/index.ts
+++ b/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/handler/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ import {
 } from './wso2-v1';
 
 export type Wso2ApiCustomResourceEvent = CdkCustomResourceEvent & {
-  ResourceProperties: Wso2ApiCustomResourceProperties;
+  ResourceProperties: Omit<Wso2ApiCustomResourceProperties, 'disableDeployment'> & {
+    disableDeployment: 'false' | 'true';
+  };
 };
 
 export type Wso2ApiCustomResourceResponse = CdkCustomResourceResponse & {
@@ -47,6 +49,12 @@ export const handler = async (
     LogicalResourceId: event.LogicalResourceId,
   };
 
+  if (event.ResourceProperties.disableDeployment === 'true') {
+    console.log(`>>> WSO2 API deployment disabled...`);
+    response.Status = 'SUCCESS';
+    return response;
+  }
+
   try {
     console.log('>>> Prepare WSO2 API client...');
     const wso2Axios = await prepareAxiosForWso2Calls(event.ResourceProperties.wso2Config);
diff --git a/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/types.ts b/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/types.ts
index 93a6bfd..059d5fa 100644
--- a/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/types.ts
+++ b/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/types.ts
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ export type Wso2ApiProps = Wso2BaseProperties & {
    * as the workflow might take a long time to complete.
    */
   lifecycleStatus?: 'CREATED' | 'PUBLISHED' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'BLOCKED' | 'RETIRED' | 'PROTOTYPED';
+  /**
+   * Flag to either enable or disable deployment for the WSO2 API.
+   */
+  disableDeployment?: boolean;
 };
diff --git a/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/wso2-api.ts b/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/wso2-api.ts
index 7fa0523..e373a33 100644
--- a/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/wso2-api.ts
+++ b/lib/src/wso2/wso2-api/wso2-api.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export class Wso2Api extends Construct {
         openapiDocument: props.openapiDocument,
         retryOptions: props.retryOptions,
         lifecycleStatus: props.lifecycleStatus,
+        disableDeployment: props.disableDeployment ?? false,
       } satisfies Wso2ApiCustomResourceProperties,
       resourceType: 'Custom::Wso2Api',
       removalPolicy: props.removalPolicy ?? RemovalPolicy.RETAIN,