# Workflow status

**URL:** <https://community.temporal.io/t/workflow-status/8580>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Tags:** python-sdk\
**Created:** [June 20, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/workflow-status/8580 "2023-06-20T16:31:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Isptn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e36b37/32.png) [@Isptn](https://community.temporal.io/u/Isptn)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/workflow-status/8580/1 "2023-06-20T16:31:33Z")

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Hi, guys  
I am wondering what is the best way to check if a workflow is running atm?  
Get the wf handle and call `describe` and then `status` or there is a better solution for that.  
Long story short - I need to check that the workflow is `running`, before performing some operations.

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**Author:** ![Chad\_Retz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.temporal.io/chad_retz/32/1396_2.png) [@Chad\_Retz](https://community.temporal.io/u/Chad_Retz)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/workflow-status/8580/2 "2023-06-20T16:36:54Z")

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> [@Isptn](#):
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> Get the wf handle and call `describe` and then `status` or there is a better solution for that.

That’s the best way