# Checking Trip Status

In both [automatic](https://github.com/sentiance/v4-docs/blob/main/important-topics/sdk/appendix/controlled-detections/broken-reference/README.md) and [controlled](https://github.com/sentiance/v4-docs/blob/main/important-topics/sdk/appendix/controlled-detections/broken-reference/README.md) detection modes, you can check the SDK if a trip is ongoing at that moment.

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```swift
Sentiance.shared.isTripOngoing(ofType: .external)
```

The method takes a `SENTTripType` parameter to specify the type of trip you are interested in. You can pass `SDK` or `external`.
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```kotlin
val isTripOngoing = sentiance.isTripOngoing(tripType)
```

The method takes a [`TripType`](/important-topics/sdk/api-reference/android/trip/triptype.md) parameter to specify the type of trip you are interested in. You can pass any one of `EXTERNAL_TRIP`, `SDK_TRIP`, and `ANY` to query the trip status.
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Trip types are classified as follows:

* External: a trip that has been started by your app.
* SDK: a trip that has been started by the SDK based on automatic detections.


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