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title: Check the External Change Data Capture Status for an External Object
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description: You can quickly check the change-tracking status from an external object’s detail page. More detailed monitoring is also available.
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# Check the External Change Data Capture Status for an External Object

You can quickly check the change-tracking status from an external object’s detail page. More detailed monitoring is also available.

### Required Editions

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1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter External Objects, and then select **External Objects**.
2. Click the label of the external object.
    
    The External Change Data Capture Status field shows one of the following statuses.
    
    - Disabled—Either the data source or the external object doesn’t have external change data capture enabled.
    - Error—External change data capture encountered an error in the last poll for changes and stopped. After resolving the error, restart external change data capture.
    - Running—External change data capture is running and polls the external system in the configured time interval for changes.
    - Stopped—External change data capture isn’t scheduled to poll for changes.