---
title: WorkflowRunNotCompletedError
description: Thrown when requesting the result of a workflow run that has not completed yet.
type: reference
summary: Catch WorkflowRunNotCompletedError when reading the return value of a run that is still pending or running.
related:
  - /docs/api-reference/workflow-api/get-run
---

# WorkflowRunNotCompletedError



`WorkflowRunNotCompletedError` is thrown when requesting the result of a workflow run that has not completed yet. The run's current status (for example `pending` or `running`) is available on the error.

[`run.returnValue()`](/docs/api-reference/workflow-api/get-run) handles this error internally — it polls until the run completes — so you will mainly encounter it when building custom polling logic on lower-level APIs.

```typescript lineNumbers
import { WorkflowRunNotCompletedError } from "workflow/errors"
declare function readRunResult(runId: string): Promise<unknown>; // @setup
declare const runId: string; // @setup

try {
  const result = await readRunResult(runId);
} catch (error) {
  if (WorkflowRunNotCompletedError.is(error)) { // [!code highlight]
    console.log(`Run ${error.runId} is still ${error.status}`);
  }
}
```

## API Signature

### Properties

<TSDoc
  definition={`
interface WorkflowRunNotCompletedError {
/** The workflow run ID. */
runId: string;
/** The run's status at the time of the error (e.g. "pending", "running"). */
status: string;
/** The error message. */
message: string;
}
export default WorkflowRunNotCompletedError;`}
/>

### Static Methods

#### `WorkflowRunNotCompletedError.is(value)`

Type-safe check for `WorkflowRunNotCompletedError` instances. Preferred over `instanceof` because it works across module boundaries and VM contexts.

```typescript
import { WorkflowRunNotCompletedError } from "workflow/errors"
declare const error: unknown; // @setup

if (WorkflowRunNotCompletedError.is(error)) {
  // error is typed as WorkflowRunNotCompletedError
}
```


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