# Programatically checking whether a service is running

**URL:** <https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/t/programatically-checking-whether-a-service-is-running/5667>\
**Category:** Web App Development\
**Created:** [February 20, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/t/programatically-checking-whether-a-service-is-running/5667 "2024-02-20T03:50:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![user2282](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/71e660/32.png) [@user2282](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/u/user2282)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/t/programatically-checking-whether-a-service-is-running/5667/1 "2024-02-20T03:50:04Z")

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Is there a way to programatically check whether a particular service is running or not? I have a service that makes http requests, but I want to make sure the service is running before I call it from my app

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**Author:** ![narae0.kim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@narae0.kim](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/u/narae0.kim)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/t/programatically-checking-whether-a-service-is-running/5667/2 "2024-02-22T23:36:49Z")

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Currently, no API is provided to list running JS services. You can find all available webOS-Service APIs [here](https://webostv.developer.lge.com/develop/references/webos-service-reference). Thank you.