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# MusicPlayer.PlaybackStatus

The music player playback status modes.

```
enum PlaybackStatus
```

## Overview

You determine a music player’s state by checking the
[`playbackStatus`](/documentation/MusicKit/MusicPlayer/State-swift.class/playbackStatus) property.
Depending on the property’s value, you can update your
app’s user interface or take other appropriate action.

## Topics

### Enumeration Cases

[`case interrupted`](/documentation/MusicKit/MusicPlayer/PlaybackStatus/interrupted)

The music player is in an interrupted state,
such as from an incoming phone call.

[`case paused`](/documentation/MusicKit/MusicPlayer/PlaybackStatus/paused)

The music player is in a paused state.

[`case playing`](/documentation/MusicKit/MusicPlayer/PlaybackStatus/playing)

The music player is playing.

[`case seekingBackward`](/documentation/MusicKit/MusicPlayer/PlaybackStatus/seekingBackward)

The music player is seeking backward.

[`case seekingForward`](/documentation/MusicKit/MusicPlayer/PlaybackStatus/seekingForward)

The music player is seeking forward.

[`case stopped`](/documentation/MusicKit/MusicPlayer/PlaybackStatus/stopped)

The music player is in a stopped state.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

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