# Check the status of an asset


You can use the AWS IoT SiteWise console or API to check the status of an asset.

**Topics**
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## Check the status of an asset (console)
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## Check the status of an asset (AWS CLI)
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## Check the status of an asset (console)


Use the following procedure to check the status of an asset in the AWS IoT SiteWise console.

**To check the status of an asset (console)**

1. <a name="sitewise-open-console"></a>Navigate to the [AWS IoT SiteWise console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iotsitewise/).

1. <a name="sitewise-choose-assets"></a>In the navigation pane, choose **Assets**.

1. Choose the asset to check.
**Tip**  <a name="sitewise-expand-asset-hierarchy"></a>
You can choose the arrow icon to expand an asset hierarchy to find your asset.

1. Find **Status** in the **Asset details** panel.  
![\[AWS IoT SiteWise Asset details panel with Status as Active.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/userguide/images/sitewise-view-asset-status-console.png)

## Check the status of an asset (AWS CLI)


You can use the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) to check the status of an asset.

To check the status of an asset, use the [DescribeAsset](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeAsset.html) operation with the `assetId` parameter.

**To check the status of an asset (AWS CLI)**
+ Run the following command to describe the asset. Replace *asset-id* with the asset's ID or external ID. The external ID is a user-defined ID. For more information, see [Reference objects with external IDs](object-ids.md#external-id-references) in the *AWS IoT SiteWise User Guide*.

  ```
  aws iotsitewise describe-asset --asset-id asset-id
  ```

  The operation returns a response that contains the asset's details. The response contains an `assetStatus` object that has the following structure:

  ```
  {
      ...
      "assetStatus": {
        "state": "String",
        "error": {
           "code": "String",
           "message": "String"
        }
      }
    }
  ```

  The asset's state is in `assetStatus.state` in the JSON object.