# Manage asset status

> How to manage asset status

## Prerequisites

To access any assets, make sure the app has the right permissions. Read more about [managing Identity](/asset-manager/python-sdk/manage-identity.md).

> **Note:**
>
> Initialization is required before executing the following code snippets. To learn more about the `initialize()` and `uninitialize()` methods, read about [getting started with the Unity Cloud Python SDK](/asset-manager/python-sdk/get-started.md).

## Get the reachable status of an asset

The status that an asset can reach depends on its current status and the assigned status flow. To list the reachable status of an asset, call the `get_asset_reachable_statuses` method.

```python
    reachable_status = unity_cloud.assets.get_asset_reachable_statuses(
        org_id = "012345678912",
        project_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",
        asset_id = "0123456789abcdefghijklmn",
        asset_version = '1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef'
    )
```

## Update asset status

Using the result of `get_asset_reachable_statuses`, you can update the status of an asset. To do so, call the `update_asset_status` method.

```python
    unity_cloud.assets.update_asset_status(
        org_id = "012345678912",
        project_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",
        asset_id = "0123456789abcdefghijklmn",
        asset_version = '1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef',
        status = "status"
    )
```

## Get a status flow

To get the status flow of an asset, call the `get_asset_status_flow` method. With this feature, you can explore the whole state machine of statuses an asset can reach and the transitions between them.

```python
    status_flow = unity_cloud.assets.get_asset_status_flow(
        org_id = "012345678912",
        project_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",
        asset_id = "0123456789abcdefghijklmn",
        asset_version = '1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef'
    )
```

## List all status flows

To list all status flows of an organization, call the `list_status_flow` method.

```python
    status_flows = unity_cloud.assets.list_status_flow(
        org_id = "012345678912"
    )
```

## Change the status flow assigned to an asset

To change the status flow assigned to an asset, call the `update_asset_status_flow` method.

```python
    unity_cloud.assets.update_asset_status_flow(
        org_id = "012345678912",
        project_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",
        asset_id = "0123456789abcdefghijklmn",
        asset_version = '1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef',
        status_flow_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef"
    )
```