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# Playbook statuses and activation states

# Playbook statuses and activation states {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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View your playbook's status in the main header of the Playbooks builder. This status indicates whether the playbook is active or inactive.
The Status label in the main header of the Playbooks builder describes the state of configuration changes that were made to your playbook. The status also indicates whether your playbook is active or inactive. If your playbook is active, you can create an end user-facing view for it in Playbook Experience.  
Playbook statuses include:

Draft
:   Your playbook is inactive. Any changes that you make are automatically
    saved to your draft playbook.

Published
: Your playbook is active, you can create an end user-facing view for it in Playbook Experience. Any changes that you make after selecting Activate are automatically saved. However, these changes aren't activated in your published playbook until you select Activate again.  
Figure 1. Playbook status and activation state flow

Creating a new playbook sets its status to Draft. Once you activate your playbook, its status changes to Published. If you make changes after activating, your new changes won't be published until you activate your playbook again.