---
title: "content.status"
description: "The instance's lifecycle status."
canonical_url: "https://content.comark.dev/reference/content/status"
---
# content.status

> The instance's lifecycle status.

## `content.status`

The instance's lifecycle status, advanced by [`init()`](https://content.comark.dev/reference/content/init) (which the read methods call lazily).

**Type:** `'created' | 'initializing' | 'initialized-partial' | 'initialized-full' | 'disposed'`

| Value                   | Meaning                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `'created'`             | Before initialization.                                                                                                                                                   |
| `'initializing'`        | While the manifest and sources are loading.                                                                                                                              |
| `'initialized-partial'` | Metadata (frontmatter) loaded; bodies parsed lazily on [`get()`](https://content.comark.dev/reference/content/get).                                                      |
| `'initialized-full'`    | Bodies parsed too, after [`init({ partial: false })`](https://content.comark.dev/reference/content/init).                                                                |
| `'disposed'`            | After [`dispose()`](https://content.comark.dev/reference/content/dispose) or [`clean()`](https://content.comark.dev/reference/content/clean). Terminal: `init()` throws. |

## Usage

```ts [status.ts]
content.status         // 'created'
await content.list()   // triggers init
content.status         // 'initialized-partial'
```


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