# Set the agent state with the given agent state name in Amazon Connect Agent Workspace
setAvailabilityStateByName()

Sets the agent state with the given agent state name. The promise resolves after the agent state is set in the backend. The response status is either `updated` or ` queued` based on the current agent state.

 **Signature** 

```
setAvailabilityStateByName(
    agentStateName: string,
  ): Promise<SetAvailabilityStateResult>
```

 **Usage** 

```
const availabilityStateResult: SetAvailabilityStateResult = await agentClient.setAvailabilityStateByName('Available');
```

 **Input** 


|  **Parameter**  |  **Type**  |  **Description**  | 
| --- | --- | --- | 
|  agentStateName Required  |  string  |  The name of the agent state  | 

 **Output - SetAvailabilityStateResult** 


|  **Parameter**  |  **Type**  |  **Description**  | 
| --- | --- | --- | 
|  status  |  string  |  The status will be "updated" or "queued" depends on if the agent is currently handling an active contact. | 
|  current  |  AgentState  |  Reperesents the current state of the agent.  | 
|  next  |  AgentState  |  It'll be the target state if the agent is handling active contact. Applicable when the status is queued | 

 **Permissions required:** 

```
User.Configuration.Edit              
```