---
method: GET
path: /api/jobs/:jobId
auth: jwt
area: jobs
---
<!-- source: internal/handlers/jobs.go:76 GetJobStatus; services/worker.go JobResult -->

# Get Job Status

Returns the in-memory status/result of a background job.

## Example response

```json example-response
{
  "job_id": "ee0e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "status": "completed",
  "error": "",
  "result": null,
  "progress": 100,
  "files_scanned": 120,
  "new_items": 3,
  "errors": 0
}
```

`library_id` and `job_type` appear only on scan jobs (`omitempty`).

## Errors

| Status | Body | When |
| ------ | ---- | ---- |
| 404 | `{"error": "Job not found"}` | unknown id, or the in-memory result was evicted by a restart |