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# status

The status of the player item.

```
nonisolated var status: AVPlayerItem.Status { get }
```

## Discussion

When a player item is created, its [`status`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayerItem/status-swift.property) is [`AVPlayerItem.Status.unknown`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayerItem/Status-swift.enum/unknown), meaning its media hasn’t been loaded and has not yet been enqueued for playback. Associating a player item with an [`AVPlayer`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer) immediately begins enqueuing the item’s media and preparing it for playback. When the player item’s media has been loaded and is ready for use, its status will change to [`AVPlayerItem.Status.readyToPlay`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayerItem/Status-swift.enum/readyToPlay). You can observe this change using key-value observing.

For possible values, see [`AVPlayerItem.Status`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayerItem/Status-swift.enum).

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