> ## Documentation Index
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# Lifecycle & Readiness Status

Dedicated Endpoints expose **two separate status types**:

1. **Lifecycle - What stage the deployment is in**
2. **Readiness - Whether the endpoint can currently serve traffic**

This distinction helps separate deployment progress from actual availability.

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## Lifecycle Status

### Starting

Endpoint is being created or started.\
Provisioning is in progress, and traffic may not be available yet.

### Updating

Endpoint is applying configuration changes.\
Traffic may continue, but capacity can temporarily degrade.

### Running

Endpoint is deployed and expected to operate normally.

### Warning

A deployment issue requires attention.\
The endpoint may still serve traffic depending on readiness.

<Note>
  **If unresolved for more than 3 hours, contact support.**
</Note>

### Stopping

Stop was requested, but shutdown is still in progress.

### Stopped

Endpoint is intentionally disabled.

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## Readiness Status

### Not ready

Endpoint cannot reliably serve requests.

**Expected during:** Starting, Stopping, or Stopped

### Partially ready

Endpoint can serve traffic, but below expected capacity.\
Some replicas are still starting, updating, or unavailable.

<Note>
  **If unresolved for more than 3 hours, contact support.**
</Note>

### Ready

Endpoint is fully provisioned and ready for expected traffic.

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## Common Status Examples

| Lifecycle | Readiness       | Meaning                              |
| :-------- | :-------------- | :----------------------------------- |
| Starting  | Not ready       | Provisioning                         |
| Starting  | Partially ready | Serving, still scaling               |
| Updating  | Ready           | Serving normally during update       |
| Running   | Ready           | Fully operational                    |
| Running   | Partially ready | Degraded capacity                    |
| Running   | Not ready       | Unexpected outage                    |
| Error     | Ready           | Serving, but deployment issue exists |
| Error     | Not ready       | Deployment failure                   |
| Stopping  | Partially ready | Shutting down                        |
| Stopped   | Not ready       | Fully stopped                        |

<Note>
  **Key Principle**

  Lifecycle is deployment state. Readiness is traffic-serving capability.

  **Use Readiness to decide whether to send traffic.**
</Note>