# Get Chat Run Status

Source: https://recoupable.dev/docs/api-reference/chat/runs-status

Status of an asynchronous run started via [`POST /api/chat/runs`](/api-reference/chat/runs). Returns a point-in-time snapshot (**is it done?**) — not the generated content.

## GET /api/chat/runs/{runId}

Full OpenAPI specification: https://recoupable.dev/docs/spec/research.json

## Authentication

This operation requires one of the security alternatives in the specification below. Security scheme definitions are included where present in the published specification.

[Authentication guide](https://recoupable.dev/docs/authentication)

## Operation and referenced schemas

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Recoup API - Research",
    "description": "API documentation for the Recoup platform - an AI agent platform for the music industry",
    "license": {
      "name": "MIT"
    },
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.recoupable.dev"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/api/chat/runs/{runId}": {
      "get": {
        "description": "Status of an asynchronous run started via [`POST /api/chat/runs`](/api-reference/chat/runs). Returns a point-in-time snapshot (**is it done?**) — not the generated content.\n\n**Related endpoints**\n- [`POST /api/chat/runs`](/api-reference/chat/runs) — starts the run this reports on.\n- [`GET /api/chat/{chatId}/stream`](/api-reference/chat/workflow-stream) — read the **content**: poll *this* to know **whether** a run finished; use the stream to **watch the output** as it's produced.\n- [`POST /api/chat`](/api-reference/chat/workflow) — the interactive, streaming counterpart to a headless run.",
        "security": [
          {
            "apiKeyAuth": []
          }
        ],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "runId",
            "in": "path",
            "required": true,
            "description": "The durable workflow run id returned by [POST /api/chat/runs](/api-reference/chat/runs).",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "example": "wrun_01KVWZNM82NA7XKNEWWHG8VPHJ"
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Run status snapshot",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ChatRunStatusResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "404": {
            "description": "No run found for the given runId",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ChatGenerateErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "ChatRunStatusResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "runId",
          "status"
        ],
        "description": "Point-in-time status of an asynchronous chat-generation run.",
        "properties": {
          "runId": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The durable workflow run id.",
            "example": "wrun_01KVWZNM82NA7XKNEWWHG8VPHJ"
          },
          "status": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "queued",
              "running",
              "completed",
              "failed",
              "cancelled"
            ],
            "description": "Lifecycle state of the run. Read the produced content via the chat (`chatId` from the start response)."
          },
          "createdAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "date-time",
            "description": "When the workflow run was created.",
            "example": "2026-08-25T19:33:56.000Z"
          },
          "startedAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "date-time",
            "nullable": true,
            "description": "When the workflow run started executing; null while queued.",
            "example": "2026-08-25T19:34:16.386Z"
          },
          "completedAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "date-time",
            "nullable": true,
            "description": "When the workflow run reached a terminal state; null while queued or running.",
            "example": "2026-08-25T20:15:55.000Z"
          },
          "durationMs": {
            "type": "integer",
            "nullable": true,
            "description": "`completedAt - startedAt` in milliseconds; null until the run is terminal.",
            "example": 2498614
          }
        }
      },
      "ChatGenerateErrorResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "status",
          "message"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "status": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "error"
            ],
            "description": "Status of the request"
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Error message describing what went wrong"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "apiKeyAuth": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "header",
        "name": "x-api-key",
        "description": "Your Recoup API key. [Learn more](/quickstart#api-keys)."
      }
    }
  }
}
```