# Determining whether Notecard WiFi is connected to WiFi through Notecard API
**URL:** https://discuss.blues.com/t/determining-whether-notecard-wifi-is-connected-to-wifi-through-notecard-api/2466
**Category:** Notecard API
**Created:** [November 27, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/determining-whether-notecard-wifi-is-connected-to-wifi-through-notecard-api/2466 "2024-11-27T19:42:47Z")
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### Author:  [@yunzheng](https://discuss.blues.com/u/yunzheng)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/determining-whether-notecard-wifi-is-connected-to-wifi-through-notecard-api/2466/1 "2024-11-27T19:42:47Z")
How could I determine whether a Notecard WiFi is connected to WiFi through the Notecard API?
I was thinking about using a `card.wireless` request and looking at the `status` field, but I’m not sure which [status codes](https://dev.blues.io/notecard/notecard-walkthrough/notecard-error-and-status-codes/#status-codes) would indicate this, and whether or not it’s even reliable.
I was also thinking about using a `card.wireless` request and looking at whether the `net` field contains a positive value for `bars`. Would this work?
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### Author:  [@abucknall](https://discuss.blues.com/u/abucknall)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/determining-whether-notecard-wifi-is-connected-to-wifi-through-notecard-api/2466/2 "2024-11-27T19:53:56Z")
Hi @yunzheng,
You’re on the right track! You could use the `card.wireless` API and then check the `status` field for the code `{network-up}`. I believe this would be the simplest method to check that it is connected to a network.
Alex
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### Author:  [@yunzheng](https://discuss.blues.com/u/yunzheng)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2024, 12:30am UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/determining-whether-notecard-wifi-is-connected-to-wifi-through-notecard-api/2466/3 "2024-11-28T00:30:43Z")
Thank you. Would it also be possible for the `status` to have the code `network-up`? I’m wondering if I should also check for that.
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### Author:  [@abucknall](https://discuss.blues.com/u/abucknall)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/determining-whether-notecard-wifi-is-connected-to-wifi-through-notecard-api/2466/4 "2024-11-28T11:40:06Z")
Do you mean the response from [{“req”:“card.status”}](https://dev.blues.io/api-reference/notecard-api/card-requests/latest/#card-status)? I don’t believe so; you can check if the Notecard is connected to Notehub but not specifically if it is connected to a WiFi network, only if the WiFi radio is powered on. I can see how this might be confusing!
Let me discuss internally and see how we can potentially clear up the ambiguity with the status responses from `card.wireless` vs `card.status`.
Alex