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title: "show traffic_capture_status"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/nios86/35822092/show%20traffic_capture_status"
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The `show`` ``traffic_capture_status` command displays the status of traffic capture on the NIOS appliance. You can use the set traffic_capture command to start or stop the traffic capture on a NIOS appliance. For more information, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[set](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios86/pages/35757273)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios86/pages/35757273)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[traffic_capture](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios86/pages/35757273)</span>*.

# Syntax

`show traffic_capture_status`

This command has no arguments.

# Example

`Infoblox > ``show`` ``traffic_capture_status`  
` Traffic capture is stopped.`  
`3277072 bytes captured.`