# Checking the Status of a Task

:::note
The Ant Migration Tool is retired with Spring ’24. The tool continues to function as-is for future API versions but isn’t updated with new functionality and isn’t supported. If Salesforce adds a new feature that is incompatible with Ant, the Ant Migration Tool won't be updated to support it. To manage metadata changes, switch to Salesforce CLI for a modern, supported developer experience.
:::

When you run a target, the Ant Migration Tool outputs the request ID for each deploy or retrieve task included in the target. You can use the request ID to check the status of a deploy or retrieve task. This is particularly useful if a client is running for a long time and there is a network issue that breaks the connectivity between the Ant Migration Tool on your machine and Salesforce.

To check the status of a run target, use the following command:

```nolang
ant -Dsf.asyncRequestId=requestID targetName
```

Use the *requestID* that was printed out when you ran the target. For example, if you run the `deployZip` target, you can run the following command to check the status of the retrieval:

```nolang
ant -Dsf.asyncRequestId=04sx00000002aGuAAI deployZip
```

:::note
You should not use this command with targets that contain multiple retrieve or deploy tasks. You should not use this command with the `bulkRetrieve` task also as this task batches retrievals in multiple requests.
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To track the status of deployments from within Salesforce, from Setup, enter `Deployment` in the `Quick Find` box, then select **Deployment Status**.