Retrieve an Automation's status verified

Learn how to retrieve an Automation's status in Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) with SSJS (server-side JavaScript). Code snippets include the WSProxy method.

WSProxy

var api = new Script.Util.WSProxy();

var name = "MyAutomation";

var request = api.retrieve("Automation", ["Name", "CustomerKey", "Status"], {
    Property: "Name",
    SimpleOperator: "equals",
    Value: name
});

var result = request.Results[0].Status;

<script runat="server">

    Platform.Load("core", "1");

    var api = new Script.Util.WSProxy();

    api.setClientId({
        "ID": Platform.Function.AuthenticatedMemberID(),
        "UserID": Platform.Function.AuthenticatedEmployeeID()
    });
	
	try {

        var name = "MyAutomation";

        var request = api.retrieve("Automation", ["Name", "CustomerKey", "Status"], {
            Property: "Name",
            SimpleOperator: "equals",
            Value: name
        });

        var result = request.Results[0].Status;

        Write(Stringify(result));
		
	} catch(error) {
        Write(Stringify(error));
    }	

</script>

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Automation statuses

Code	Status type	Message
-1	Error	Program errored out
0	BuildingError	Program errored out during building
1	Building	Program building with activities, schedules, and other elements
2	Ready	Program ready to start
3	Running	Program running
4	Paused	Program paused from running state
5	Stopped	Program stopped
6	Scheduled	Program scheduled
7	Awaiting Trigger	Program waiting for a trigger
8	Inactive Trigger	Program trigger inactive

Reference

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Official documentation

Check trigger status

SOAP object