# Are there any global built in variables I can piggy back on to check if an action is currently running

**URL:** https://community.appfarm.io/t/are-there-any-global-built-in-variables-i-can-piggy-back-on-to-check-if-an-action-is-currently-running/1696
**Category:** Feature requests
**Created:** [March 6, 2025, 9:42am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/are-there-any-global-built-in-variables-i-can-piggy-back-on-to-check-if-an-action-is-currently-running/1696 "2025-03-06T09:42:57Z")
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### Author: ![Lynfot](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.appfarm.io/lynfot/32/857_2.png) [@Lynfot](https://community.appfarm.io/u/Lynfot)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2025, 9:42am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/are-there-any-global-built-in-variables-i-can-piggy-back-on-to-check-if-an-action-is-currently-running/1696/1 "2025-03-06T09:42:57Z")

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Hi

Is there any way to find out if a action is running?  
If so please let me know how.  
I would then like to bind that variable to the loader property of my container.

Currently I have a global variable that I in the action have to update. With all that happen in an action I need to resolve the variable for instance if there is an error I catch and the action ends. This to ensure that the user does not end up with looking at a loader forever while the computer does nothing.  
The only universal thing I need to know in my case is if an action is running. A bit like pause render in an action, but on a global level.  
A global live variable called ‘Is paused UI render’ would also work

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### Author: ![Olav](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.appfarm.io/olav/32/63_2.png) [@Olav](https://community.appfarm.io/u/Olav)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/are-there-any-global-built-in-variables-i-can-piggy-back-on-to-check-if-an-action-is-currently-running/1696/2 "2025-03-07T14:57:21Z")

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Hi!

We don’t currently have any built-in variables for checking the run status of an action, but I definitely see the use case and will register a feature request internally.

Your current approach is the best solution as of now and should work well if you update the global variable every time you catch an exception.